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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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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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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VI. On the evolution of the vertebral column in birds, illustrated by its development in Larus and Struthio External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 1st January 1928
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1928.0006
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Referees' reports: volume 36, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1927 Reference number: RR/36
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