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Submited on: 02 Oct 2010 08:57:00 AM GMT
Published on: 02 Oct 2010 07:45:45 PM GMT
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Other Comments: The manuscript was well written and concise. It provided an excellent review and synthesis of:
- The determination of sex in turtles;
- The effect of temperature in this determination;
- The effect of temperature in determining sex in some turtle families;
- How the sex is deciphered in some turtles;
The manuscript provide also good information for owners, breeder and even veterinarians for a good breeding of turtles especially in term of incubation of turtle eggs and identification of sexual phenotype of juveniles.
I have provided some minor remarks to improve flow:
- Abstract: Last line: Hatching success instead of Hatchling success
- Sex determination in turtles: This title is not a part of the introduction and must have the same importance as the other titles ;
- Table 1:
Title is missing
FMF for Chelydridae is not an average pivotal temperature
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ALL : 29.33?C is it an average for all families? If yes, I think it is not logic to make an average for different families
- Table 2:
Title is missing
The last column (Exported from the US) is not in its place and despite its importance, it does not coincide with the context of the manuscript.
Finally, I thank the author for his effort in preparing this manuscript.
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- How to cite: Imed J .Good tiltle[Review of the article 'Sex In Common Pet Turtles ' by Girondot M].WebmedCentral 2010;1(10):WMCRW0063
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Jribi I., S. Ben Hassine, M.N. Bradai and A. Bouain . In press. Estimating hatchling sex ratios of loggerhead turtles from incubation duration and nest temperatures at Kuriat island, Tunisia. Proceedings of the Third Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Yassmine Hammamet, 20-23 october 2008
Marine Biology and Ecology Marine Turtles