User:LLLL5/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

 * Castor californicus :
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article describes the Genus and general information on the Castor californicus. :
 * Sources
 * Lubbers, K. (n.d.). An evaluation of Castor californicus and implications for the evolution and distribution of the genus castor (rodentia: Castoridae) in North America. Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4119/
 * This is a site provided by East Tennessee State University. The information provided through the site includes an analysis on the specific Castor californicus and an analysis of its genus, Castor.
 * U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Photo (U.S. National Park Service). National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/view.htm?id=76121D6C-71A7-4624-A83B-0CBB6F50F3F8
 * This image and short description provide information on the use of the Castor califonicus's fossilized hands and feet.

Option 2

 * Cliona californiana :
 * Article Evaluation
 * There is a brief description of the ecology and habitat of the Cliona californiana.
 * Sources
 * Cowles, D. (n.d.). Cliona californiana. https://inverts.wallawalla.edu/Porifera/Cliona_californiana.html
 * Worms - world register of marine species - cliona californiana de Laubenfels, 1932. (n.d.-b). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170431

Option 3

 * Didelphis virginiana :
 * Article Evaluation:Gives phylogeny and species information on the Didelphis. Besides phylogeny there was not much information.
 * Sources
 * Woods II, H., E. Hellgren. 2003. Seasonal changes in the physiology of male Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana): Sign of the dasyurid semelparity syndrome. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 76:3: 406-417.
 * Wright, J., M. Burt, V. Jackson. 2012. Influences of an urban environment on home range and body mass of Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana). Northeastern Naturalist, 19:1: 77-86.

Option 4

 * Article title:Equisetum telmateia
 * Article Evaluation:Gives subspecies, habitat and description but not much information on function and life.
 * Sources
 * Michigan Natural Features Inventory. Equisetum telmateia (Giant horsetail) - Michigan Natural Features Inventory. (n.d.). https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/description/15921/Equisetum-telmateia
 * Giant Horsetail, Equisetum Telmateia. California Native Plant Society. (n.d.). https://calscape.org/Equisetum-telmateia-

Option 5

 * Article title:Anser albifrons
 * Article Evaluation:Not much information on the Anser albifrons but some great descriptive information on the Anser.
 * Sources
 * Greater White-fronted goose overview, all about birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (n.d.). https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_White-fronted_Goose/overview