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Referee's report by Augustus Daniel Imms, on a paper 'The structure and function of the mouth-parts, rostrum and fore-gut of the Weevil Calandra granaria L' by Ralph Dennell

Reference number: RR/68/223

Date: 09 March 1942

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Sectional Committee: Zoology

Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. This is the first reliable account of the mechanism. Suggests a method for simplifying the reference lettering.

Contains extra question - 'Is there any information contained in the paper which likely to be of value to the enemy?' Referee replies no.

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/68/223
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09 March 1942
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Augustus Daniel Imms, Referee's report by Augustus Daniel Imms, on a paper 'The structure and function of the mouth-parts, rostrum and fore-gut of the Weevil Calandra granaria L' by Ralph Dennell, 09 March 1942, RR/68/223, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_68_223/referees-report-by-augustus-daniel-imms-on-a-paper-the-structure-and-function-of-the-mouth-parts-rostrum-and-fore-gut-of-the-weevil-calandra-granaria-l-by-ralph-dennell, accessed on 18 June 2025

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    Dates: 1832 - 1954

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