Comments on: Evolution of Turtle Shell: The Mystery Gets Cracked Open by Scientists http://www.greenpacks.org/2008/12/03/evolution-of-turtle-shell/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:39:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dr Garvin http://www.greenpacks.org/2008/12/03/evolution-of-turtle-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-4055 Dr Garvin Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:50:30 +0000 http://www.greenpacks.org/?p=2997#comment-4055 Mutation/Deformity possitively ruled out ? .. and how ? This type of IRRESPONSIBLE research analysis shows both a lack of following scientific protocol and critical thinking .. to take 1 sample and say something is true is not only unprofessional but shows a willingness to deny any other objecive possibilities .. Deviations from the normal scute formulae of turtles are thought to result from embryonic mutations, the specific causes of which are unknown .. In one case study of the examination of the shells of 127 ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata) 14 (11%) had scute anomalies .. The number of scute anomalies may be the result of .. 1) temperature 2) moisture stress during egg development or incubation 3) the mutagenic effects of excess salinity during those periods Mutation/Deformity possitively ruled out ? .. and how ?

This type of IRRESPONSIBLE research analysis shows both a lack of following scientific protocol and critical thinking .. to take 1 sample and say something is true is not only unprofessional but shows a willingness to deny any other objecive possibilities ..

Deviations from the normal scute formulae of turtles are thought to result from embryonic mutations, the specific causes of which are unknown .. In one case study of the examination of the shells of 127 ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata) 14 (11%) had scute anomalies .. The number of scute anomalies may be the result of ..
1) temperature
2) moisture stress during egg development or incubation
3) the mutagenic effects of excess salinity during those periods

]]> By: Dr. Arv Edgeworth http://www.greenpacks.org/2008/12/03/evolution-of-turtle-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-3775 Dr. Arv Edgeworth Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:05:52 +0000 http://www.greenpacks.org/?p=2997#comment-3775 Are you accrediting purpose and direction to this property, and not random chance mutations? Are you accrediting purpose and direction to this property, and not random chance mutations?

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