User:GreenJadeNeocaridina/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

 * Cetacea


 * Article Evaluation:This article covers a variety of topics regarding the infraorder Cetacea. Topics covered include physiology, anatomy, behavior, life history, evolution, and ecology. However, there is no mention of hybridization, a phenomena that is not uncommon in Cetacea; wild hybrids have been observed between narwhals and beluga whales, fin whales and blue whales , and striped dolphins and short-beaked common dolphins . This information could serve as a valuable addition to the evolution section due to the potential implications of hybridization.
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Option 2

 * Article title:Narluga
 * Article Evaluation:This page pertains specifically to the narwhal beluga hybrid skull discovery. The page is relatively underdeveloped, covering only what a narluga is, its discovery, and broadly describing analyses on it. If I chose this page, I would add information regarding the proposed life history of the hybrid including proposed feeding habits and how this was deduced. I would also elaborate on the methods information already in the page and search for potential population-level implications of this hybridization
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Option 3

 * Article title:Lorisidae
 * Article Evaluation:This page covers Lorisidae, a group of small primates, and one of the few venomous mammals. While I am no expert on this family, it seems to be under-informed based on the number of recent publications on the subject. For example, there is no information about the fact that loris have been shown to bite conspecifics more than predators or prey. If I chose this topic, I would expand on the behavior and ecology section to reflect recent literature. I would also include some information on anthropogenic effects on Loris species.
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