Metatarsal robusticity in bipedal rats
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8316952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alphonse Riesenfeld (City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 229-233 |
| Publication date | 1972-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330360211 |
| PMID | 5015200 |
| OpenAlex | W2126746733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
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. The similar robusticity pattern in the rat's marginal metatarsals 1 and 5 raises the question of whether that part of the formula might not represent a more general plantigrade pattern
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2018 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |