User:Cadonsam/Argia vivida/Mvtrinh Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Cadonsam


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Cadonsam/Argia_vivida?preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Argia vivida

Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead

The lead does not appear to have changed from the original article. It does provide a concise introduction to the species, but it does not really provide a general overview of the rest of the Wikipedia article (as the rest of the article discusses morphology, appearance, mating, and thermoregulation / habitat, and these headings are not present in the lead). It does provide some information that is not present in the body of the article (as it does mention information about the geographic distribution of Argia vivida that's not further elaborated upon in the rest of the article).

Content

The draft has added a lot more information such as a description of the species, mating, and thermoregulation / habitat, which is not in the original article. The content added seems to be from sources that are dated from 1986 - 2011, so the content does not seem up to date, although this may be due to difficulty in finding appropriate journal sources. For content, if possible, I think it would be good if there was some information about the life cycle of Argia vivida (from egg to hatching). This article does not address topics relating to underrepresented populations.

Tone and Balance

The content added is neutral, holding an unbiased position that is not meant to be persuasive in any way. Most information is from two sources by the same author, however, so there may be some overrepresentation of the viewpoints / findings from that author.

Sources and References

All information presented in the Wikipedia article is backed by a secondary source, and the article is a good summary of the sources. However, the sources are not really current as they date back to around the 1990s, although this may be due to the scarcity of research around Argia vivida. The sources all seem to include the same author in all of them (Gordon Pritchard), and all sources seem to come from the University of Calgary, so the sources do not seem to be written by a diverse spectrum of authors. There may not be better sources available though, as it seems that most sources that I found online about Argia vivida seem to all have Gordon Pritchard as one of the authors, so it may be difficult to find better sources by other authors. All of the links work.

Organization

The information is written in a well-organized way and separated by headings. There does not seem to be any grammar or spelling errors.

Images and Media

No images added.

Overall Impressions

I think the content added has definitely improved the Wikipedia article, as the original article only included the lead, without any further information about the species! The article provides a great detailed description of the morphology of the damselfly, although I wished there was an image to accompany it. I think perhaps elaborating on what you mean in the thermoregulation / habitat section would be great. Just reading it, it sounds like Argia vivida migrates to different habitats during the day, but I'm still confused on what kinds of habitats does it migrate to? Are the differences in habitats just temperature, or are there differences in like cover and plant density (to provide more shade) and things like that? A section on the description of the species, from egg to nymph to damselfly would also help! But overall, I thought you did a great job!