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Referee's report by David Meredith Seares Watson, on a paper 'On the evolution of the vertebral column in birds, illustrated by its development in Larus and Struthio' by Johannes Piiper

Reference number: RR/36/41

Date: May 1927

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Sectional Committee: Zoology

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', if modified. The paper is too long and repetitive, which makes it hard to follow. The figures are very poor.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 1928]

Endorsed on verso as received 10 May 1927.

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RR/36/41
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May 1927
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Standardised form (type D)
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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David Meredith Seares Watson

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David Meredith Seares Watson, Referee's report by David Meredith Seares Watson, on a paper 'On the evolution of the vertebral column in birds, illustrated by its development in Larus and Struthio' by Johannes Piiper, May 1927, RR/36/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_36_41/referees-report-by-david-meredith-seares-watson-on-a-paper-on-the-evolution-of-the-vertebral-column-in-birds-illustrated-by-its-development-in-larus-and-struthio-by-johannes-piiper, accessed on 14 February 2026

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