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Polymer Composition and Substrate Influences on the Adhesive Bonding of a Biomimetic, Cross-Linking Polymer by Matos-Pérez, Cristina R, White, James D, Wilker, Jonathan J

“…Hierarchical biological materials such as bone, sea shells, and marine bioadhesives are providing inspiration for the assembly of synthetic molecules into…”
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Dietary exposure to methylmercury affects flight endurance in a migratory songbird by Ma, Yanju, Perez, Cristina R., Branfireun, Brian A., Guglielmo, Christopher G.

“…Although there has been much speculation in the literature that methylmercury (MeHg) exposure can reduce songbird fitness, little is known about its effects on…”
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Estimating the surface area of birds: using the homing pigeon (Columba livia) as a model by Perez, Cristina R, Moye, John K, Pritsos, Chris A

“…Estimation of the surface area of the avian body is valuable for thermoregulation and metabolism studies as well as for assessing exposure to oil and other…”
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Ambivalent Adhesives: Combining Biomimetic Cross-Linking with Antiadhesive Oligo(ethylene glycol) by Matos-Pérez, Cristina R, Wilker, Jonathan J

“…Oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) exhibit several desirable properties including biocompatibility and resistance to fouling by…”
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Low level exposure to crude oil impacts avian flight performance: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill effect on migratory birds by Perez, Cristina R., Moye, John K., Cacela, Dave, Dean, Karen M., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 134 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico making it the largest oil spill in US history. The…”
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Homing pigeons externally exposed to Deepwater Horizon crude oil change flight performance and behavior by Perez, Cristina R., Moye, John K., Cacela, Dave, Dean, Karen M., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest in U.S. history, contaminating thousands of miles of coastal habitat and affecting the lives of many avian…”
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Body mass change in flying homing pigeons externally exposed to Deepwater Horizon crude oil by Perez, Cristina R., Moye, John K., Cacela, Dave, Dean, Karen M., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The Deepwater Horizon oil spill contaminated thousands of miles of habitat valuable to hundreds of species of migratory and resident birds of the Gulf of…”
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Dietary intake of Deepwater Horizon oil-injected live food fish by double-crested cormorants resulted in oxidative stress by Pritsos, Karen L., Perez, Cristina R., Muthumalage, Thivanka, Dean, Karen M., Cacela, Dave, Hanson-Dorr, Katie, Cunningham, Fred, Bursian, Steven J., Link, Jane E., Shriner, Susan, Horak, Katherine, Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 134 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico making it the largest oil spill in US history and exposing…”
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Ab Initio and in Situ Comparison of Caffeine, Triclosan, and Triclocarban as Indicators of Sewage-Derived Microbes in Surface Waters by Young, Thayer A, Heidler, Jochen, Matos-Pérez, Cristina R, Sapkota, Amir, Toler, Tanikka, Gibson, Kristen E, Schwab, Kellogg J, Halden, Rolf U

“…Three organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) were evaluated in theory and practice for their potential to trace sewage-derived microbial contaminants in surface…”
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Highly Extensible Bio-Nanocomposite Fibers by Gaharwar, Akhilesh K., Schexnailder, Patrick J., Dundigalla, Avinash, White, James D., Matos-Pérez, Cristina R., Cloud, Joshua L., Seifert, Soenke, Wilker, Jonathan J., Schmidt, Gudrun

“…Here, we show that a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer can be physically cross‐linked with silicate nanoparticles (Laponite) to yield highly extensible,…”
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Water requirements and drinking rates of homing pigeons: A consideration for exposure risk of migratory birds by Perez, Cristina R, Moye, John K, Pritsos, Chris A

“…ABSTRACT Access to water along a bird's migratory flyway is essential during the vital process of migration. Because of the scarcity of water in some…”
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Bulk adhesive strength of recombinant hybrid mussel adhesive protein by Cha, Hyung Joon, Hwang, Dong Soo, Lim, Seonghye, White, James D., Matos-Perez, Cristina R., Wilker, Jonathan J.

“…Mussel adhesive proteins (MAPs) have received increased attention as potential biomedical and environmental friendly adhesives. However, practical application…”
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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 1/2011 by Gaharwar, Akhilesh K., Schexnailder, Patrick J., Dundigalla, Avinash, White, James D., Matos-Pérez, Cristina R., Cloud, Joshua L., Seifert, Soenke, Wilker, Jonathan J., Schmidt, Gudrun

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Biomimetic polymers modeled after marine mussel adhesive by Matos Perez, Cristina R

“…Marine mussels attach themselves to rocks with a cross-linked, protein-based adhesive. A key component in these proteins is the rare 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine…”
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