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ASSIGNING AN ARTICLE: Maternal Behaviour in Animals (outline and bibliography)
The relationship between a mother and their offspring is called a maternal bond. This relationship plays a role in the behaviour a mother displays regarding the care and nurture of their young.

Maternal Behaviour exhibited by Mammals

 * 1) https://rnd.edpsciences.org/articles/rnd/abs/2005/03/r5311/r5311.html
 * 2) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0361923097002189

Maternal Behaviour exhibited by Reptiles

 * 1) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb01087.x
 * 2) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01924.x

The Role of Maternal Behaviour on Sex determination

 * 1) http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/library/sex_reptile/2003_Janzen_Morjan_nest_site_selection.pdf
 * 2) http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/271/Suppl_4/S230.short

Maternal Behaviour exhibited by Birds

 * 1) Brood parasitism

Biological/Genetic and Hormonal influences

 * 1) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0003347260900233
 * 2) http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-23263-006

ARTICLE EVALUATION: Whale vocalization
This article discusses aspects of whale vocalization and covers many topics including the biological and anatomical aspects of sound production and how it varies between different sub-orders of cetaceans, the purpose of vocalization, and the influence of human interactions on how whales can communicate and produce sound. The article includes information that is mostly relevant to the topic but it is presented in a way that is not organized or balanced.

The subject of this article is whale vocalization, but the article refers primarily to the song of humpback whales and neglects to go into detail about the vocalization of other species of whale. The information regarding the song of the humpback whale could have been made more brief, or explained in a separate article, and they could have elaborated more on the vocalization across multiple species. This would help balance the information in the article and avoid having it centred around a specific species. The information regarding human interaction was not concise and slightly off topic. It began by discussing different methods used to study and record the sounds produced by whales and then went on to mention how the ambient noise from boats and ships can put stress on the animal making mating more difficult. Although it was mentioned in the article that the vocalization may play a role in sexual selection, this information seems more relevant from an environmentalist perspective and is not related to the topic of vocalization.

The sources that were used all appear to be valid but there could have been more citations incorporated throughout the article. The information regarding the production of sound is displayed in a neutral tone with equal representation of the various research but this tone is not consistent throughout. Under the topic regarding the purpose of the vocalization, the article provides multiple theories as to the reasoning behind this behaviour but there are very little citations. This makes it difficult to distinguish whether these are scientific viewpoints, or personal theories and bias.

This article is of interest to C-Class Wikiprojects regarding Mammals and Cetaceans. Reviewers in the "talk" section discuss various aspects of the article including its organization, information, and sources. Many agreed that the information presented in the article was not organized in a logical way and the preference around humpback whales was also noted. Many also commented on the minimal citations throughout the article and how a lot of information was missing regarding the production of sound in the two sub-orders discussed (Odontocete and Mysticete) and that more could have been talked about regarding other species including orcas and dolphins.

For the most part, this article is informative and provides valid information regarding different aspects of whale vocalization. With a few adjustments to the content, organization and the addition of more citations, this would be a strong article.

Adding a Citation
I added 2 short sentences and a citation to the article "Whale Vocalization" on Wikipedia.

Killer whales have been observed to produce long range calls that are stereotyped and high frequency travelling distances from 10-16km as well as short range calls that can travel distances from 5-9km. Short range calls are reported during social and resting periods while long range are more commonly reported during foraging and feeding.