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Referee's report by Hans Friedrich Gadow, 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/36/43

Date: June 1927

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Sectional Committee: Zoology

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Provides list of recommendations. As the paper contains so much that is new, some of which could be continuous, the paper should not be reduced.

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

Endorsed on verso as received 28 June 1927.

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RR/36/43
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June 1927
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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Hans Friedrich Gadow

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Hans Friedrich Gadow, Referee's report by Hans Friedrich Gadow, on a paper 'On the evolution of the vertebral column in birds, illustrated by its development in Larus and Struthio' by Johannes Piiper, June 1927, RR/36/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_36_43/referees-report-by-hans-friedrich-gadow-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 16 January 2025

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