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John M. Pfeiffer

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Verified email at SI.edu
Cited by 1098

Diversity, biogeography and conservation of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in East and Southeast Asia

A Zieritz, AE Bogan, E Froufe, O Klishko, T Kondo… - Hydrobiologia, 2018 - Springer
Recent research efforts have significantly advanced our knowledge on Asian freshwater
mussel (Bivalvia: Unionida) diversity and distribution. Here we provide a modern consensus …

Primate communication and the gestural origin of language [and comments and reply]

GW Hewes, RJ Andrew, L Carini, H Choe… - Current …, 1973 - journals.uchicago.edu
Wallace, Tylor, Wundt, Johannesson, and others have proposed that human language had
its basis in hand and arm gestures. The Gardners' work with the chimpanzee Washoe …

The human revolution [and comments and reply]

CF Hockett, R Ascher, GA Agogino… - Current …, 1964 - journals.uchicago.edu
The Human Revolution' Page 1 The Human Revolution' by Charles F. Hockett and Robert
Ascher THIS ESSAY attempts to set forth the story of the emergence of the first humans from …

The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation

R Sousa, D Halabowski, AM Labecka… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic freshwater habitats may provide undervalued prospects for long‐term
conservation as part of species conservation planning. This fundamental, but overlooked …

Rethinking the Middle/Upper Paleolithic transition [and comments and replies]

R White, N Arts, PG Bahn, LR Binford… - Current …, 1982 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper critically examines previous statements concerning the nature of the
Middle/Upper Paleolithic transition in Western Europe. Mellars's overview of the transition in …

New Look at Education Systems Analysis in Our Schools and Colleges.

J Pfeiffer - 1968 - ERIC
A demand for more and better education has driven educators to seek the help of systems
analysis in the process of decision making. Basic to the entire systems notion is the concept …

Phylogeny of the most species-rich freshwater bivalve family (Bivalvia: Unionida: Unionidae): Defining modern subfamilies and tribes

M Lopes-Lima, E Froufe, M Ghamizi, KE Mock… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are key elements of freshwater habitats and are
responsible for important ecological functions and services. Unfortunately, these bivalves …

Stimulation of human-growth-hormone secretion by L-dopa

AE Boyd III, HE Lebovitz, JB Pfeiffer - New England Journal of …, 1970 - Mass Medical Soc
The effect of L-dopa, a precursor of Central-nervous-system catecholamines, on growth-
hormone secretion was studied in a group of patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing …

Peripheral neuropathy caused by arsenical intoxication: a study of 41 cases with observations on the effects of BAL (2, 3, dimercapto-propanol)

A Heyman, JB Pfeiffer Jr, RW Willett… - New England Journal …, 1956 - Mass Medical Soc
EARLY in the present century lesions of the peripheral nerves caused by arsenical
intoxication were a frequent occurrence. In most cases the neuropathy could be attributed to …

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of PTSD symptom severity in three military cohorts implicates DNA methylation changes in genes involved in immune system and …

S Katrinli, AX Maihofer, AH Wani, JR Pfeiffer… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Epigenetic factors modify the effects of environmental factors on biological outcomes.
Identification of epigenetic changes that associate with PTSD is therefore a crucial step in …