User:Eohanlon/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Spectral tarsier


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article has an opening but no sub-topics. It touches briefly on where the tarsier is found, how much they weigh, the average lifespan, and that it has adhesive toes. There are references for the facts provided, and the links are working, but the use of the word "apparently" is worrisome. On the talk page, it is categorized as a WikiProject Primate.


 * Sources
 * Hidayatik, Nanik, et al. “Sexual Behaviour of the Spectral Tarsier ( Tarsius Spectrum) in Captivity.” Folia Primatologica, vol. 89, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 157–164. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1159/000486412
 * Gursky, Sharon. “Ultrasonic Vocalizations by the Spectral Tarsier, Tarsius Spectrum.” Folia Primatologica, vol. 86, no. 3, May 2015, pp. 153–163. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1159/000371885
 * Gursky-doyen, Sharon. "Infanticide by a Male Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius Spectrum)." Primates, vol. 52, no. 4, 2011, pp. 385-9. ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/897357093?accountid=11920, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-011-0264-4.
 * M. F. Ashley Montagu. “On the Relation between Body Size, Waking Activity, and the Origin of Social Life in the Primates.” American Anthropologist, vol. 46, no. 1, 1944, pp. 141–145. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/662941. Accessed 15 Feb. 2020.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Preuss's Monkey


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article also has no subtopics, just a few paragraphs. It briefly discusses where they are found, what they eat, and how they look. It also says they are only found now in captivity. There are a few references for the facts listed, but only a few sources are working. On the talk page, it is listed as a WikiProject Primate and a WikiProject Africa.


 * Sources
 * Buchenrieder, Gertrud, and Roland A. Balgah. "Sustaining Livelihoods Around Community Forests. what is the Potential Contribution of Wildlife Domestication?" The Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, 2013, pp. 57-84. ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1326739758?accountid=11920, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X12000596.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Golden-bellied Capuchin


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has a few small paragraphs but no subtopics. It touches on what they look like, how it was a subspecies but is now a species of its own, and where they are found. There are references for the facts listed but upon opening them, the sources have very little information as well. The talk page categorizes this article as a WikiProject Primate and some of the members of the group modified the external links.


 * Sources
 * Lernould, J. M., et al. “Yellow-Breasted Capuchin Cebus Xanthosternos: Support by Zoos for Its Conservation - a Success Story.” International Zoo Yearbook, vol. 46, no. 1, Jan. 2012, pp. 71–79. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1748-1090.2012.00169.x.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * South-central black rhinoceros


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has three sections. One briefly talks about nomenclature, the second is a small paragraph about the range it is found in, and the third is a brief introduction to population threats like poaching. There are 3 sources, but the only one that opens up is the IUCN Red List. The talk page classifies the South-central black rhinoceros as a WikiProject Mammals. It is a Start-Class of Low-importance.


 * Sources
 * Rookmaaker, Kees. “The Correct Name of the South-Central Black Rhinoceros Is Diceros Bicornis Keitloa (A.Smith, 1836).” African Zoology, vol. 51, no. 2, July 2016, pp. 117–119. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/15627020.2016.1194229.
 * Ferreira, Sam M., et al. “Species-Specific Drought Impacts on Black and White Rhinoceroses.” PLoS ONE, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 1–11. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0209678.

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Rennell flying fox


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has an intro of two sentences saying the species is endangered. The next paragraph is about taxonomy and etymology, there is a two sentence description of what they look like, a few sentences about "biology" where they talk about how there is one offspring per litter. One sentence on Range and habitat and they end it by briefly talking about how the species is endangered. It has a few sources, and most of them open. Nobody is discussing anything on the talk page, but it is "of interest to" the WikiProject Mammals, WikiProject Melanesia, and WikiProject Mammals/Bats which is of high importance.


 * Sources
 * I checked 4 databases, and found not one search result for Rennell flying fox.