User:Jojolmaoo/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:Strawberry Creek
 * Article Evaluation:The article is pretty good, but I think more work can be done examining the the history of the creek and land use surrounding the creek. After doing the strawberry creek hike, I have realized that the article does not delve deeply into the extent to which Berkeley has developed over and around the creek. Additionally, the ecology surround the creek isn't examined enough. For example, the North and South sides of the valley are very different ecologically, but the article does not touch upon this aspect.
 * Sources:https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sbnf/specialplaces/recarea/?recid=74106&actid=43

Option 2

 * Article title:Western fence lizard
 * Article Evaluation:The article is well written, but the lead in does not cover the important sections of the article. Additionally, the pictures in this article are not very good. I think the article could benefit from showing some pictures of the anatomy of the lizard, as the pictures don't really show the lizard's distinctive blue belly
 * Sources:https://californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/s.o.occidentalis.html

Option 3

 * Article title:Coastal giant salamander
 * Article Evaluation:The article starts out strong. However, the sections on Range, Habitat, and Conservation are quite bare. The sections on behavior and description are quite full and well written, so I do not think that these sections need a lot of work. Additionally the reference and citation sections are quite minimal, which suggests that the writer did not use a large variety of sources.
 * Sources:https://whatfrogs.wordpress.com/coastal-giant-salamander-dicamptodon-tenebrosus/

Option 4

 * Article title:Yersiniops newboldi
 * Article Evaluation:This article is about a species of praying mantis found in Baja California. However, the article is very minimal and could use a lot of work. I think I could add sections on Identification/ description, Distribution and habitat, behavior and reproduction. This article could definitely use significant amounts of work.
 * Sources:https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Yersiniops_newboldi/classification/ :https://www.earth.com/animal-encyclopedia/undefined/Mantidae/yersiniops-newboldi/en/ :https://www.mindat.org/taxon-1406304.html

Option 5

 * Article title:California myotis
 * Article Evaluation:The article has a strong lead in and a detailed and well written account of the California myotis's physical appearance. However, the article is missing key information, such as sections on sections on Range and Habitat. Additionally, the sections on behavior and reproduction are also lacking and could definitely use some additional work.
 * Sources:https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/calmyotis/