Alphonse Riesenfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 77109 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alphonse Riesenfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alphonse |
| FAMILY NAME | Riesenfeld |
| SIGNATURE | RIESENFELD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1946 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The role of body mass in thermoregulation
Inbred Fisher and Buffalo rats were raised in small and in large litters and by such litter manipulation, large‐ and small‐bodied animals were obtained within the same strain. When the rats were exposed to extreme cold and heat, it appeared that large‐bodied rats in both strains survived longer in cold and small‐bodied rats survived longer in heat. The two trends were clearly evident, and individual correlations between survival time and body mas…
Compact bone changes in cold‐exposed rats
Rats exposed to cold stress show a reduction of relative cortical thickness in their long bones. The reaction resembles reduction of cortical thickness observed in Asiatic humans of the Mongoloid race, in whom many morphological features have been postulated to be cold‐adaptive. However, until it can be established that the physiological processes underlying the experimental and phylogenetic condition are similar, no extrapolation can be attempte…
Volumetric determination of metatarsal robusticity in a few living primates and in the foot ofOreopithecus
Septal apertures in the humerus of normal and experimental rats
Septal apertures of the humerus are rare in wild and domesticated rats but their occurrence is more frequent in females than in males and on the left than on the right side. Septal apertures can be produced experimentally by hypophysectomy due to an extreme reduction of the thickness of the septal wall. Other endocrine ablations, starvation and unilateral front leg paralysis do not produce a sufficient reduction of septal wall thickness to cause …
Metatarsal robusticity in primates and a few other plantigrade mammals
Changes in metatarsal robusticity following experimental surgery
When a marginal metatarsal (M1 or M5) is amputated in neonatal rats, robusticity increases in all other metatarsals in both sexes. The robusticity increase is greatest in the metatarsal adjacent to the operation and declines in the direction away from it. The tripod structure of the rat's foot with its maximum robusticity of the marginal metatarsals is retained. When both marginal metatarsals are removed, this tripod arrangement is less clearly r…
The effect of extreme temperatures and starvation on the body proportions of the rat
The effects of extremely cold and hot environments on body proportions of rats were studied. These effects included changes in the length of the tail, trunk, extremities, cranio‐facial and nasal dimensions, in bone robusticity and bone shape, in the size of the ear and in some characteristics of the skin and hair. Since animals in both extreme temperatures fail to gain normal body weight, all changes were also studied in a group of starving rats.…
Metatarsal robusticity in bipedal rats
All metatarsals have a significantly greater robusticity in the male than in the female rat. The robusticity formula of the rat's foot is 1 > 5 > 2 > 3 > 4. In bipedal rats that formula remains unchanged, but the robusticity of the metatarsals is increased especially in females. The tripod arrangement of the human foot with its particular robustness of the marginal metatarsals 1 and 5 and a strong calcaneum has been related to upright posture. Th…
The relationship between facial proportions and root length in the dentition of dogs
The present analysis represents a follow‐up to a previous experimental study in which facial shortening obtained in rats by septum removal produced also shortening of the molar roots. In the present study relative root length was compared in short‐faced as against long‐faced dogs and significant correlations between relative facial length and dental root length were found. Root shortening in the maxilla of short‐faced dogs clusters around the are…
Shovel‐shaped incisors and a few other dental features among the native peoples of the Pacific
Multiple infraobaital, ethmoidal, and mental foramina in the races of man
The variability of the temporal lines, its causes and effects
A rare case of canine variation
Prehistoric Stone Objects from New Britain
The Megalithic Cultures of Melanesia
O liver's R eview of R iesenfeld: A R eply
Some Observations on the Pottery of the Palau Islands
Fijian Village: An Anthropologist's Account of Fijian Institutions, Ethics, and Personalities
Tobacco in New Guinea and the Other Areas of Melanesia
The Racial Characteristics of the Early 'Polynesians' in Melanesia
Some Probable Bronze Age Influences in Melanesian Culture
Ignorance of Physiological Paternity in Melanesia
Rattan Cuirasses and Gourd Penis-Cases in New Guinea
The effect of extreme temperatures and starvation on the body proportions of the rat
The effects of extremely cold and hot environments on body proportions of rats were studied. These effects included changes in the length of the tail, trunk, extremities, cranio‐facial and nasal dimensions, in bone robusticity and bone shape, in the size of the ear and in some characteristics of the skin and hair. Since animals in both extreme temperatures fail to gain normal body weight, all changes were also studied in a group of starving rats.…
Shovel‐shaped incisors and a few other dental features among the native peoples of the Pacific
The variability of the temporal lines, its causes and effects
Metatarsal robusticity in bipedal rats
All metatarsals have a significantly greater robusticity in the male than in the female rat. The robusticity formula of the rat's foot is 1 > 5 > 2 > 3 > 4. In bipedal rats that formula remains unchanged, but the robusticity of the metatarsals is increased especially in females. The tripod arrangement of the human foot with its particular robustness of the marginal metatarsals 1 and 5 and a strong calcaneum has been related to upright posture. Th…
Tobacco in New Guinea and the Other Areas of Melanesia
Multiple infraobaital, ethmoidal, and mental foramina in the races of man
The relationship between facial proportions and root length in the dentition of dogs
The present analysis represents a follow‐up to a previous experimental study in which facial shortening obtained in rats by septum removal produced also shortening of the molar roots. In the present study relative root length was compared in short‐faced as against long‐faced dogs and significant correlations between relative facial length and dental root length were found. Root shortening in the maxilla of short‐faced dogs clusters around the are…
Changes in metatarsal robusticity following experimental surgery
When a marginal metatarsal (M1 or M5) is amputated in neonatal rats, robusticity increases in all other metatarsals in both sexes. The robusticity increase is greatest in the metatarsal adjacent to the operation and declines in the direction away from it. The tripod structure of the rat's foot with its maximum robusticity of the marginal metatarsals is retained. When both marginal metatarsals are removed, this tripod arrangement is less clearly r…
The role of body mass in thermoregulation
Inbred Fisher and Buffalo rats were raised in small and in large litters and by such litter manipulation, large‐ and small‐bodied animals were obtained within the same strain. When the rats were exposed to extreme cold and heat, it appeared that large‐bodied rats in both strains survived longer in cold and small‐bodied rats survived longer in heat. The two trends were clearly evident, and individual correlations between survival time and body mas…
Compact bone changes in cold‐exposed rats
Rats exposed to cold stress show a reduction of relative cortical thickness in their long bones. The reaction resembles reduction of cortical thickness observed in Asiatic humans of the Mongoloid race, in whom many morphological features have been postulated to be cold‐adaptive. However, until it can be established that the physiological processes underlying the experimental and phylogenetic condition are similar, no extrapolation can be attempte…
Septal apertures in the humerus of normal and experimental rats
Septal apertures of the humerus are rare in wild and domesticated rats but their occurrence is more frequent in females than in males and on the left than on the right side. Septal apertures can be produced experimentally by hypophysectomy due to an extreme reduction of the thickness of the septal wall. Other endocrine ablations, starvation and unilateral front leg paralysis do not produce a sufficient reduction of septal wall thickness to cause …
A rare case of canine variation
Prehistoric Stone Objects from New Britain
Fijian Village: An Anthropologist's Account of Fijian Institutions, Ethics, and Personalities
Ignorance of Physiological Paternity in Melanesia
Rattan Cuirasses and Gourd Penis-Cases in New Guinea
Ignorance of Physiological Paternity in Melanesia
The Racial Characteristics of the Early 'Polynesians' in Melanesia
Some Probable Bronze Age Influences in Melanesian Culture
O liver's R eview of R iesenfeld: A R eply
Some Observations on the Pottery of the Palau Islands
Fijian Village: An Anthropologist's Account of Fijian Institutions, Ethics, and Personalities
Tobacco in New Guinea and the Other Areas of Melanesia
The Megalithic Cultures of Melanesia
The variability of the temporal lines, its causes and effects
A rare case of canine variation
Prehistoric Stone Objects from New Britain
Shovel‐shaped incisors and a few other dental features among the native peoples of the Pacific
Multiple infraobaital, ethmoidal, and mental foramina in the races of man
The relationship between facial proportions and root length in the dentition of dogs
The present analysis represents a follow‐up to a previous experimental study in which facial shortening obtained in rats by septum removal produced also shortening of the molar roots. In the present study relative root length was compared in short‐faced as against long‐faced dogs and significant correlations between relative facial length and dental root length were found. Root shortening in the maxilla of short‐faced dogs clusters around the are…
Metatarsal robusticity in bipedal rats
All metatarsals have a significantly greater robusticity in the male than in the female rat. The robusticity formula of the rat's foot is 1 > 5 > 2 > 3 > 4. In bipedal rats that formula remains unchanged, but the robusticity of the metatarsals is increased especially in females. The tripod arrangement of the human foot with its particular robustness of the marginal metatarsals 1 and 5 and a strong calcaneum has been related to upright posture. Th…
The effect of extreme temperatures and starvation on the body proportions of the rat
The effects of extremely cold and hot environments on body proportions of rats were studied. These effects included changes in the length of the tail, trunk, extremities, cranio‐facial and nasal dimensions, in bone robusticity and bone shape, in the size of the ear and in some characteristics of the skin and hair. Since animals in both extreme temperatures fail to gain normal body weight, all changes were also studied in a group of starving rats.…
Metatarsal robusticity in primates and a few other plantigrade mammals
Changes in metatarsal robusticity following experimental surgery
When a marginal metatarsal (M1 or M5) is amputated in neonatal rats, robusticity increases in all other metatarsals in both sexes. The robusticity increase is greatest in the metatarsal adjacent to the operation and declines in the direction away from it. The tripod structure of the rat's foot with its maximum robusticity of the marginal metatarsals is retained. When both marginal metatarsals are removed, this tripod arrangement is less clearly r…
Volumetric determination of metatarsal robusticity in a few living primates and in the foot ofOreopithecus
Septal apertures in the humerus of normal and experimental rats
Septal apertures of the humerus are rare in wild and domesticated rats but their occurrence is more frequent in females than in males and on the left than on the right side. Septal apertures can be produced experimentally by hypophysectomy due to an extreme reduction of the thickness of the septal wall. Other endocrine ablations, starvation and unilateral front leg paralysis do not produce a sufficient reduction of septal wall thickness to cause …
Compact bone changes in cold‐exposed rats
Rats exposed to cold stress show a reduction of relative cortical thickness in their long bones. The reaction resembles reduction of cortical thickness observed in Asiatic humans of the Mongoloid race, in whom many morphological features have been postulated to be cold‐adaptive. However, until it can be established that the physiological processes underlying the experimental and phylogenetic condition are similar, no extrapolation can be attempte…
The role of body mass in thermoregulation
Inbred Fisher and Buffalo rats were raised in small and in large litters and by such litter manipulation, large‐ and small‐bodied animals were obtained within the same strain. When the rats were exposed to extreme cold and heat, it appeared that large‐bodied rats in both strains survived longer in cold and small‐bodied rats survived longer in heat. The two trends were clearly evident, and individual correlations between survival time and body mas…
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