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Referee's report by David Ferrier, on a paper 'Contributions to the anatomy of the central nervous system in vertebrated animals. Part I.—Ichthyopsida. Section I.—Pisces. Subsection III.—Dipnoi. On the brain of the Ceratodus forsteri' by Alfred Sanders

Reference number: RR/10/213

Date: April 1888

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper is merely descriptive. Suggests the Council give referees specific instructions regarding the admission of anatomical description papers to the Philosophical Transactions.

Subject: Zoology, Physiology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London', 1888]

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RR/10/213
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April 1888
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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David Ferrier, Referee's report by David Ferrier, on a paper 'Contributions to the anatomy of the central nervous system in vertebrated animals. Part I.—Ichthyopsida. Section I.—Pisces. Subsection III.—Dipnoi. On the brain of the Ceratodus forsteri' by Alfred Sanders, April 1888, RR/10/213, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_213/referees-report-by-david-ferrier-on-a-paper-contributions-to-the-anatomy-of-the-central-nervous-system-in-vertebrated-animals-part-iichthyopsida-section-ipisces-subsection-iiidipnoi-on-the-brain-of-the-ceratodus-forsteri-by-alfred-sanders, accessed on 19 March 2025

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