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Who rises to the challenge? Testing the Challenge Hypothesis in fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals by Moore, Ignacio T., Hernandez, Jessica, Goymann, Wolfgang

“…According to the Challenge Hypothesis, social interactions, particularly among males, have a strong influence on circulating androgen levels. Specifically,…”
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Challenge Hypothesis 2.0: A Fresh Look at an Established Idea by GOYMANN, WOLFGANG, MOORE, IGNACIO T., OLIVEIRA, RUI F.

“…For male vertebrates, androgens are considered physiological mediators of the trade-off between mating and parenting effort. About 30 years ago, the challenge…”
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Do baseline glucocorticoids predict fitness? by Bonier, Frances, Martin, Paul R., Moore, Ignacio T., Wingfield, John C.

“…Baseline glucocorticoid (cort) levels are increasingly employed as physiological indices of the relative condition or health of individuals and populations…”
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Mathematical modelling of microbial corrosion in carbon steel due to early-biofilm formation of sulfate-reducing bacteria via extracellular electron transfer by Anguita, Javiera, Pizarro, Gonzalo, Vargas, Ignacio T.

“…•Mathematical modelling contributes to understanding MIC mechanisms.•A hybrid differential-discrete approach is used to model the effect of EET on MIC.•MIC…”
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Long-term evaluation of soil-based bioelectrochemical green roof systems for greywater treatment by Tapia, Natalia, Gallardo-Bustos, Carlos, Rojas, Claudia, Vargas, Ignacio T.

“…Water scarcity has generated the need to identify new sources. Due to its low organic contaminant load, greywater reuse has emerged as a potential alternative…”
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Experimental reduction of haemosporidian infection affects maternal reproductive investment, parental behaviour and offspring condition by Schoepf, Ivana, Olson, Sarena, Moore, Ignacio T, Bonier, Frances

“…When hosts have a long coevolutionary history with their parasites, fitness costs of chronic infection have often been assumed to be negligible. Yet,…”
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The effect of scan rate on the precision of determining corrosion current by Tafel extrapolation: A numerical study on the example of pure Cu in chloride containing medium by Fischer, Diego A., Vargas, Ignacio T., Pizarro, Gonzalo E., Armijo, Francisco, Walczak, Magdalena

“…Although potentiodynamic polarization is a common technique for determining corrosion current, there is no consensus on the choice of scanning parameters. This…”
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Synthetic greywater treatment using a scalable granular activated carbon bioelectrochemical reactor by Gallardo-Bustos, Carlos, Tapia, Natalia, Vargas, Ignacio T.

“…•A scalable and low-cost BER with granular activated carbon is presented.•The BER-GAC achieved an average of 90 % sCOD removal from synthetic greywater.•BERs…”
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Bioelectrochemical chlorate reduction by Dechloromonas agitata CKB by Torres-Rojas, Felipe, Muñoz, Diana, Tapia, Natalia, Canales, Camila, Vargas, Ignacio T.

“…[Display omitted] •The catalytic role of D. agitata in the electrochemical chlorate reduction was proved.•Long-term operation of BERs results on chlorate…”
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Chlorate addition enhances perchlorate reduction in denitrifying membrane-biofilm reactors by Vega, Marcela, Ontiveros-Valencia, Aura, Vargas, Ignacio T., Nerenberg, Robert

“…Perchlorate is a widespread drinking water contaminant with regulatory standards ranging from 2 to 18 μg/L. The hydrogen-based membrane-biofilm reactor (MBfR)…”
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The relationship between fitness and baseline glucocorticoids in a passerine bird by Bonier, Frances, Moore, Ignacio T, Martin, Paul R, Robertson, Raleigh J

“…Abstract Glucocorticoid (cort) hormones are increasingly applied in studies of free-ranging animals, with elevated baseline cort levels generally assumed to…”
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Variation in Testosterone and Corticosterone in Amphibians and Reptiles: Relationships with Latitude, Elevation, and Breeding Season Length by Eikenaar, Cas, Husak, Jerry, Escallón, Camilo, Moore, Ignacio T.

“…Latitudinal variation in life-history traits has been the focus of numerous investigations, but underlying hormonal mechanisms have received much less…”
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Resource Concentration and Clustering in Replicator Dynamics with Stochastic Reset Events by Gómez Garay, Ignacio T, Zanette, Damián H

“…As a model for economic and ecological systems, replicator dynamics represent a basic form of agent competition for finite resources. Here, we investigate the…”
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Electrotrophic perchlorate reduction by a psychrotolerant acidophile isolated from an acid rock drainage in Antarctica by Torres-Rojas, Felipe, Hernández, Pedro, Vargas, Ignacio T., Nancucheo, Ivan

“…•A psychrotolerant acidophile was isolated from an acid rock drainage in Antarctica.•USS-CCA7 was found phylogenetically close to Acidithiobacillus…”
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A New Method for Sensing Soil Water Content in Green Roofs Using Plant Microbial Fuel Cells by Tapia, Natalia F, Rojas, Claudia, Bonilla, Carlos A, Vargas, Ignacio T

“…Green roofs have many benefits, but in countries with semiarid climates the amount of water needed for irrigation is a limiting factor for their maintenance…”
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Synergistic effect of electrotrophic perchlorate reducing microorganisms and chemically modified electrodes for enhancing bioelectrochemical perchlorate removal by Torres-Rojas, Felipe, Muñoz, Diana, Pía Canales, Camila, Hevia, Samuel A., Leyton, Felipe, Veloso, Nicolás, Isaacs, Mauricio, Vargas, Ignacio T.

“…Perchlorate has been described as an emerging pollutant that compromises water sources and human health. In this study, a new electrotrophic perchlorate…”
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Rumen Inoculum Enhances Cathode Performance in Single-Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells by Vargas, Ignacio T, Tapia, Natalia, Regan, John M

“…During the last decade, bioprospecting for electrochemically active bacteria has included the search for new sources of inoculum for microbial fuel cells…”
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Evaluation of Sedum as driver for plant microbial fuel cells in a semi-arid green roof ecosystem by Tapia, Natalia F., Rojas, Claudia, Bonilla, Carlos A., Vargas, Ignacio T.

“…•Results show that Sedum, a typical green roof plant, could be used in PMFCs.•Use of Sedum spp. would expand the application of PMFCs to semiarid climates.•A…”
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The stress of parenthood? Increased glucocorticoids in birds with experimentally enlarged broods by Bonier, Frances, Moore, Ignacio T., Robertson, Raleigh J.

“…Variation in baseline glucocorticoid (cort) levels can be attributed, at least in part, to differences in energetic demands confronting individuals. Elevated…”
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Breast Reconstruction after Blunt Breast Trauma: Systematic Review and Case Report Using the Ribeiro Technique by Mayer, Horacio F, Huatuco, René M Palacios, Ramírez, Mariano F, Buena, Ignacio T Piedra

“…Blunt breast trauma occurs in 2% of blunt chest injuries. This study aimed to evaluate the evidence on breast reconstruction after blunt trauma associated with…”
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