User:Kxr 11/sandbox

Week 11: Illustration Draft

 * Picture of female rabbit reproductive system (Figure 2)
 * Drawing of male rabbit reproductive (Figure 1)Male Rabbit Reproductive System.jpg

Week 10: Draft #2
Rabbit Reproduction *** Male diagram will be added once further into dissection*** *** Add this section to Lagomorpha page too*** The adult male reproductive system forms the same as most mammals with the seminiferous tubular compartment containing the Sertoli cells and an adluminal compartment that contains the Leydig cells. The Leydig cells produce testosterone, which maintains libido and creates secondary sex characteristics such as the genital tubercle and penis. The Sertoli cells triggers the production of Anti-Mullerian duct hormone, which absorbs the mullein duct. In an adult male rabbit, the sheath of the penis is cylinder-like and can be extruded as early as 2 months of age. The scrotal sacs lay lateral to the penis and contain epididymal fat pads which protect the testes. Between 10-14 weeks, the testes descend and are able to retract into the pelvic cavity in order to thermoregulate. Furthermore, the secondary sex characteristics, such as the testes, are complex and secrete many compounds. These compounds includes fructose, citric acid, minerals, and a uniquely high amount of catalase.

The adult female reproductive tract is bipartite, which prevents an embryo from translocating between uteri. The two uterine horns communicate to two cervixes and forms one vaginal canal (Fig. 2). Along with being bipartite, the female rabbit does not go through an estrus cycle, which causes mating induced ovulation.

Week 9: Peer Review Responses

 * "I found that the draft was extremely informative. However, it may be useful to add an image that illustrates the structure of the male reproductive system, as well as the respiratory system if possible. It was a little confusing to see one sex's reproductive system but not the other. Additionally, it may be helpful to link pages that are related to your topic as it might be helpful for readers if they do not have good background knowledge in biology or anatomy." Niemolej (talk) 00:38, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Plans have already been put into place to draw up a simple diagram of the male reproductive system similar to the female reproductive system already posted. This will be done when the rabbit is further dissected. I also plan to link more pages that could help the reader with comprehension
 * "You may also want to edit the first sentence as Leydig cells were referred to twice" "Stealth should also be changed to sheath in the sentence below, but overall this sentence is essentially quoted from the source and should be rephrased"
 * Revised sentences: The adult male reproductive system forms the same as most mammals with the seminiferous tubular compartment containing the Sertoli cells and an adluminal compartment that contains the Leydig cells. In an adult male rabbit, the sheath of the penis is cylinder-like and can be extruded as early as 2 months of age.
 * "Very well organized page! Your gameplan was very clear and the sources were well formatted. I was not able to tell who was giving what contributions on the group part, so that might be something to try and clear up."
 * Make contributions clear: Reproduction (Individual organs) = Alyssa, Reproduction (as a system and diagram) = Kaitlyn, Respiration = Aivi
 * "This section is pretty long, so I would recommend searching for more sources. I would suggest that you have 4-5 sources in total. I'd also keep an eye out for possible connections to other pages throughout your draft."
 * Possibly find more sources, more on individual organs of reproductive system?
 * "Are you also planning on adding this to the Lagomorpha page?"
 * Game plan with other group members on what other pages we should add our contributions to.

Week 7: Peer Review / Copy Edits
(1) Pigeon


 * I really like how you included the original musculature section then inserted what you were going to change below. There are some very good ideas so far, but it seems like you talked about what you wanted to edit instead of actually doing it. In your guy's game plan you talk about how you were going to insert the circulatory system as well but couldn't seem to find it in your edits. Overall good start!

(2) Rattlesnake


 * You guys did a good job at discussing what your plans were for for dissection pictures. To start prepping for those dissections you guys could start listing out the parts of the heart and vertebrae you are planning on labeling

Week 6: Draft 1
 Rabbit Reproduction  The adult male reproductive system forms the same as most mammals with the seminiferous tubular compartment containing the Leydig cells and an adluminal compartment that contains the Leydig cells. The Leydig cells produce testosterone, which maintains libido and creates secondary sex characteristics such as the genital tubercle and penis. The Sertoli cells triggers the production of Anti-Mullerian duct hormone, which absorbs the mullein duct. In an adult male rabbit, the stealth of the penis is cylinder-like and can be extruded as early as 2 months of age. The scrotal sacs lay lateral to the penis and contain epididymal fat pads the protect the testes. Between 10-14 weeks, the testes descend and are able to retract into the pelvic cavity in order to thermoregulate. Furthermore, the secondary sex characteristics, such as the testes, are very complex and secrete many compounds. These compounds includes fructose, citric acid, minerals, and a uniquely high amount of catalase. The adult female reproductive tract is bipartite, which prevents an embryo from moving from one uterus to another. The two uterine horns communicate to two cervixes and forms one vaginal canal (Fig. 1). Along with being bipartite, the female rabbit does not go through an estrus cycle, which causes mating induced ovulation.

Week 4: Dissection Assignment
My top three choices for the dissection is as follows:

(1) Rabbit


 * I am very curious to see how a rabbits anatomy and physiological features differ from humans and what might be the differences behind these differences.
 * There are quite a few citations missing from this page so I could add citations where needed and grammar corrections.

(2) Rattlesnake


 * I am actually terrified of (alive) snakes.. but I think dissecting a rattlesnake will help me understand them more and help ease that fear. I am really curious to see how the the fang mechanism works as well as how the heat sensing pits work as well.
 * I think it would be cool to add pictures of the dissection because there are not any like it on this page.

(3) Iguana


 * I don't know much about reptiles like the iguana so I think it will be super interesting to widen my knowledge on this particular animal
 * There isn't much information on the anatomy and physiology of the iguana so I would probably add more to this section as well as insert a picture from the dissection.

Week 3: Adding to an Article (Squalus acanthias)
I am planning on adding a citation to the following sentences:


 * These are used defensively. If captured, the shark can arch its back to pierce its captor. Glands at the base of the spines secrete a mild venom.[citation needed]

I will be citing the following website: https://oceana.org/marine-life/sharks-rays/spiny-dogfish and changing the sentences to "If captured, the shark can arch its back to pierce its captor with spines near the dorsal fins that secrete a mild venom into its predator".

Week 2: Article Evaluation (Squalus acanthias)
Squalus acanthias Talk Page


 * This page is rated as a Start-Class/Low-Importance in the Wikiproject New Zealand and as a Start-Class/Mid-Importance in the Wikiproject Sharks.
 * Many users stated that the writing is very poor and more sources are needed to enhance credibility.
 * Another user said that he thinks that the recovery of dogfish stock his greatly improved in his area because he is a "son of a fisherman and the operator of a long lining boat for Spiny Dogfish". Ultimately trying to use himself as a source. This same user is also trying to rebut the statement that "fisheries are almost completely unsupervised" by talking about the quota system without any reliable references.

Squalus acanthias Article Page


 * Intro
 * This article does an okay job at introducing the Squalus acanthias. There are only two sources used in this section, when there is clearly information that needs to be cited. This section very briefly talked about the anatomy, habitat, and classification and kinda left it at that wiher elaboration.
 * Description and Behavior
 * First off, the title of this section (and the rest of the sections) is not fully capitalized.
 * There is no citation for the whole first paragraph that very briefly discusses the Squalus acanthias anatomy. Without a citation, this is considered plagerism.
 * This section is extremely repetitive. Two separate paragraphs talk about reproduction and copulation and is very unorganized.
 * The end of this section talks about the lifespan and gestation period for Squalus acanthias and the wording is very similar to its reference.


 * Commercial Use and Conservation Status
 * Some of the references used on this page are very weak. For example, reference 9 is from the Boston globe which is not a credible source. References 10 and 15 are dead links as well.
 * Instead of explaining the anatomy, habitat, life cycle, and diet of the Squalus acanthias in detail, this page seems focus on the benefits this animal has to humans and what is being done to continue these benefits rather than talking about the animal itself. These two sections are the longest of this page. I feel that this page contains very little useful information.


 * Fossil Range
 * This section literally contains two sentences that are used straight from its reference. With that little information this section is almost pointless.

Overall, I feel that this article was poorly written and does the Squalus acanthias very little justice. I thought it was weird that this page really only focused on the commercial use and conservation status of Squalus acanthias rather than its characteristics and evolutionary history. Many of the citations didn't work or were not credible. Really the only helpful information was located in the description and behavior section along with the pictures that were included.