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Article Evaluation

 * Name of article: Cat behavior
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate this article because it was stated at the top of the page that the article has multiple issues, including possibly removing a section and placing it under cat communication.

Lead[edit]

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? The lead states what cat behavior includes and that it varies among cats.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead includes a table of contents that summarizes all to know about cat behavior briefly.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No it does not
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? The lead is concise and tells me generally what cat behavior is and I know immediately that it is all the things that are main things unique to cat behaviour. Clear and concise.

Lead evaluation[edit]
The lead is strong and and concisely describes what I need to know before reading the content of the article. Someone who is reading this article can understand the bulk of it without having a scientific background.

Content[edit]

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content describes the topic very well and in fair depth.
 * Is the content up-to-date? The content is up to date because there is a lot of recent scientific references.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, the content is very well written.

Content evaluation[edit]
I believe that the content is balanced, well written and appropriately in depth for the subject.

Tone and Balance[edit]

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, this article is simply stating facts.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Tone and balance evaluation[edit]
Very unbiased article stating facts to the public.

Sources and References[edit]

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Sources and references evaluation[edit]
The references and sources have working links and are from legitimate academic material.

Organization[edit]

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes the article is very clear and easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? The article doesn't have any grammatical or spelling errors that I can see.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? The article is well organized.

Organization evaluation[edit]
The organization of the article was excellent.

Images and Media[edit]

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes the images are well captioned and explain exactly what is going on the image.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes they all along the right side of the article.

Images and media evaluation[edit]
The images and media attached to the article enhanced my understanding of the topic, as well as the image captions. The images all adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and the images are laid out in a visually appealing way.

Checking the talk page[edit]

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 * What kinds of, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations about content and wording of the article are taking place behind the scenes.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? The article is rated as start-class and it is a part of the WikiProject Cats.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not discussed this topic in class.

Talk page evaluation[edit]
Overall the talk page is good and there is progress being made because the users are cooperating.

Overall impressions[edit]

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Very good
 * What are the article's strengths? The strengths of the article are the balance and tone, as well as the amount of references.
 * How can the article be improved? It is arguable that some photos that represent the emotion of cats be placed in the article about cat communication.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well developed and complete in it's sections.

Overall evaluation[edit]
Overall the article describes the topic very well and uses legitimate academic resources. It provides good images and examples of causes of the different types of behaviours.

Article edit : see below
Cats were enclosed for 24 hours a day 5 days in feeding area of enclosure. Researchers replaced the food once per day at 5pm which took approximately a minute.

There was increased feeding behavior in the presence of a known human. Under both feral and domestic conditions cats gather according to the availability of resources. Experimenter did not make audible or physical contact with any cat during replacement so only the effect of the presence of the observer is taken into account. Frequency of feeding behavior between sexes did not differ, however the males did eat more at each feed.(Damasceno, Juliana 2016)

Cats have one path to olfactory perception which' occurs when a scent arrives at a cats nasal pathways through their nostrils. The cats nasal cavity is lined with cells that detects these chemical signals. Cats may prove to be alternatives to dogs for providing olfactory assistance to medical patients who aren't comfortable around dogs. "Allorubbing" behavior occurs when cats rub against one another to exchange tactile & olfactory signals.The vomeronasal organ has 3 families of receptor proteins, V1R, V2R, and FPR.(Vitale Shreve, Kristyn R; Udell Monique A.R 2017)

Reference
Juliana Damasceno, Gelson Genaro, César Augusto Sangaletti Terçariol, Effect of the presence of a person known to the cats on the feeding behavior and placement of feeders of a domestic cat colony, Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Volume 11, 2016, Pages 31-36,ISSN 1558-7878, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2015.11.002. ( http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787815001926 )Kristyn R. Vitale Shreve, Monique A.R. Udell,

Stress, security, and scent: The influence of chemical signals on the social lives of domestic cats and implications for applied settings,Applied Animal Behaviour Science,Volume 187,2017,Pages 69-76,ISSN 0168-1591, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.11.011.