Talk:Muscidifurax uniraptor

Suggestions
Punctuations: Be sure to italize species name. Do not need to capitalize second species name.

Pictures: Since this is a new page, you may want to look into adding a picture or two.

Expanding on terms like haplodiploidy, cytoplasmic incompatibility, and feminization might be a good idea. Thelytoky is a very interesting aspect, expand on that a little more - can they still reproduce sexually with thelytoky? How often does thelytoky occur? Wouldn't this cause genetic drift and isolation of separated populations?

Evolutionary implications: May want to expand on how processes are impacting this symbiotic relationship from a evolutionary perspective.

BlueBioBill (talk)

Good focus on effects Wolbachia and its relationship with the wasp species as it relates to our evolution class. I made a few general edits on sentence structure and grammar, but thought the final few sentences of the Wolbachia symbiosis section could be improved by adding more detail to the endosymbiotic relationship. I understand why Wolbachia is benefitting from this relationship with the wasps, but from your article I do not know what the wasps gain. I think this could provide a clearer picture for how this relationship can continue to evolve together in the future. For future edits, I think you could look into how there is variation amongst populations of Muscidifurax uniraptor in presence of Wolbachia. It might be interesting to see how different populations are affected and if there are any pattens that suggest different populations experience the bacterial infection in different ways. Overall, good summary of the main concepts of this topic, and now for the future focus, you might look into more detail of the evolution of this symbiotic relationship.

Anonymous4715 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:28, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

Building a page from scratch is not easy, but you have a solid foundation here. I made many minor edits, mostly grammar and slimming down sentences by cutting out redundant information. I did make a couple content changes (ex: corrected Wolbachia from being a 'virus' to a 'bacteria' instead). As some of the suggestions state before, adding to some of the scientific terms (haplodiploidy and thelytoky primarily) may be beneficial to understanding this species much better. I would suggest expanding on how Wolbachia interacts with the species and further implications as well, such as evolutionary advantages that Wolbachia infections may provide.

The Reproductive Behavior section may benefit from an additional study, if you can find one. Perhaps another source can further show differences between males and females reproductive behavior. As a side note, it was very interesting that males form as haploids from unfertilized eggs while females form as diploids from fertilized eggs. Expanding on this would be cool as well! Lastly, I am unsure if the Wolbachia statements in this section are appropriate, or if they may better fit in with the Wolbachia symbiosis section. Focusing on the evolutionary relationships between Wolbachia and the species and how that trickles down to the Reproductive Behavior level may be a good approach. The article is coming together very well.

Also, I think I accidentally italicized the entire Reproductive Behavior section, and need help undoing that... Sorry!

NeverStopEvolving (talk)

I started out by rearranging some of the citations (citation 1) and moving the section about Wolbachia from the introduction to its specific subheading. I took out the sentence that specifically mentioned certain studies and discussed the results of the studies instead. I expanded in the beneficial relationship the bacteria had with the wasp with reference to fecundity. I rearranged some wording in the Introduction to be more concise. I linked specific terms to their individual pages, such as haplodiploidy, cytoplasmic incompatibility, and feminization. I also expanded on the actual term of thelytoky with reference to M. uniraptor and how reproduction works with the species as well as the evolutionary implications, which are elaborated on at the end of the Wolbachia section. I expanded on the section about reproductive behavior to explain the more technical terms. I am still looking for a possible picture to add as a reference, but there doesn’t seem to be any images of M. uniraptor based on google scholar/google image searches. I tried to emphazise that the wasp species has evolved an endosymbiotic relationship with the bacteria as a result of the bacteria altering the wasp’s anatomical structure over time. Since the wasp can no longer reproduce sexually, it needs the presence of the bacteria in order to survive and reproduce asexually and persist as a species while the bacteria gains a viable host.

Honey4bees (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:36, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Great article overall, it was easy to follow and I felt well informed upon finishing it. I only made a few edits involving grammar and linking words to Wikipedia pages (in case readers needed extra information or a definition). Perhaps you could split the last long paragraph into two? I think this might help the page look more uniform and longer paragraphs can sometimes be overwhelming. Another suggestion would be expanding on the evolutionary advantages this symbiosis gives the wasp. It would be interesting to see what these would be, just a suggestion though! Biliken 1995 (talk) 20:17, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Your revisions are great and have helped to tie up the loose ends and clarify how Wolbachia and the wasp have formed a endosymbiotic relationship. There is a sentence saying that many studies have been performed in order to determine if the bacteria has hindered the wasp's ability to reproduce sexually, which is followed by a sentence saying the results of the studies - you may want to think about leaving out the sentence about the studies performed. It would flow better without it and I believe it is more appropriate for wikipedia. This can also be applied later in the section on symbiosis, you talk about studies and their results again- your revisions are nice because you took out the study name but instead of saying "Various studies have been performed on the species, M. uniraptor, to better understand the relationship between the host wasp and Wolbachia, and they have shown that Wolbachia has induced irreversible thelytokous reproduction in M. uniraptor, you may think about just saying, "Wolbachia has induced irreversible thelytokous reproduction in M. uniraptor". This is short and sweet to the point - I think it is more appropriate for this context. I went ahead and changed up some wording following this sentence to make a more general statement about wolbachia when it is exposed to rifampicin so that it does not report results from an experiment. Keep up the good work! BlueBioBill (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:17, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Overall, this is a very good article. You have kept it concise and to the point, which allows the reader to smoothly transition from one thought to the next. I would suggest splitting up the paragraphs into two paragraphs and adding a transition in there. This would allow the reader a better representation of the information and would make it easier to understand. I agree with the comments above that it would be beneficial to have an image, but I understand that its hard to get a good one. You could talk about how the trait affects other populations of the wasps in addition to Wolbachia as that would allow the readers to relate the information to other areas of interest. That would give your overall article an additional boost. I have made a few grammar edits, otherwise, good work! Fireblade7869 (talk) 02:32, 16 November 2015 (UTC)Fireblade7869

Final Project
For my Final Project, I started out by addressing the additional comments on my talk page as well as the instructor revision comments. I started out by mentioning a similar species of wasp, Muscidifurax raptorellus, to note that Wolbachia is transmitted by different mechanisms in similar insect species and tie Wolbachia to another wasp species that readers might be familiar with. I knew that a species picture would be beneficial since this is a new species page, but I was unable to find a photograph of the actual species of wasp that I could verify as a reliable source. I continued by reformatting the sections of the page. I combined “Reproductive Behavior” with “Wolbachia Symbiosis” and beginning with the broader Wolbachia definition and then going into detail about its effects on the species reproductive behavior. I summarized some of the more detailed sections about experimental studies and their correlations to M. uniraptor reproductive behavior. I also rearranged some sentences to end on the note that the wasp and the bacteria possess an endosymbiotic relationship and cleaned up excessive wording throughout the article. I have many linked articles on my page, but I still needed to link my page to other articles. I linked the species to the Wolbachia page under the section “fitness advantages by Wolbachia infections” as well as the Wasp page under the section of “sex determination” under “Biology”.

Honey4bees (talk)