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The articles in this book come from the English language version of Wikipedia, a free, volunteer-written encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org). A list of authors can be found in the appendix of this book.

This book is also an experiment in working with external reviewers to assess Wikipedia content. The versions of articles in this book have been reviewed by curators who are part of the Encyclopedia of Life, a multi-institutional effort to document all species on Earth. Curators are subject-matter experts who review content objects in EOL, including Wikipedia articles about species.

As such, this book is a sampler of species pages, and not formally structured beyond that. However, it would be easy to develop more structured selections as the number of EOL-reviewed species pages increases.

The following reviewers assessed articles in this book:


 * C. Michael Hogan: 24 articles (Acacia montis-usti, Adansonia rubrostipa, Aloe erinacea, Asteroideae, Atriplex polycarpa, Calochortus amabilis, Cardamine californica, Danthonia californica, Erigeron glaucus, Eriogonum, Eriogonum fasciculatum, Eriogonum latifolium, Limnanthes douglasii, Maianthemum racemosum, Malacothamnus, Malacothamnus jonesii, Nassella pulchra, Ribes sanguineum, Sanicula laciniata, Sanicula laciniata, Symphyotrichum chilense, Trixis, Wyethia helenioides, Zygophyllum)
 * Michаel Frаnkis: 20 articles (Afrocarpus falcatus, Betula pendula, Cirsium dissectum, Cirsium eriophorum, European Black Pine, Fagus mexicana, Galium sylvaticum, Hedera helix, Jujube, Phoradendron libocedri, Quercus alnifolia, Rosa pimpinellifolia, Sorbus alnifolia, Sorbus cashmiriana, Sorbus chamaemespilus, Sorbus domestica, Sorbus hybrida, Sorbus intermedia, Sorbus mougeotii, Sorbus sargentiana)
 * Matthew Murphy: 9 articles (Agelaius, Black-backed Oriole, Boat-tailed Grackle, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Icterid, New World oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Tricolored Blackbird, Yellow-backed Oriole)
 * Harshjeet Singh Bal: 8 articles (Ahaetulla dispar, Ahaetulla nasuta, Amphiesma stolatum, Argyrogena fasciolata, Calotes, Eutropis carinata, Oligodon nikhili, Psammophilus dorsalis)
 * Katja Schulz: 4 articles (Alabama Beach Mouse, Mexican Amberwing, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, Triatoma infestans)
 * Zen Faulkes: 1 articles (Albuneidae)
 * Thomas Simonsen: 3 articles (Alucita hexadactyla, Hamadryas arete, Hamadryas arethusa)
 * Nathan Wilson: 1 articles (Amanita caesarea)
 * Ximo Mengual: 5 articles (Anu, Ornidia, Paragodon, Paul Allen's flower fly, Spheginobaccha)
 * Andrew Brower: 1 articles (Asterocampa)
 * Robyn Crook: 2 articles (Bellybutton Nautilus, Palau Nautilus)
 * Chris Thompson: 1 articles (Bill Gates' flower fly)
 * Tamas Cserkesz: 2 articles (Birch mouse, Southern Birch Mouse)
 * Leo Shapiro: 1 articles (Cerceris fumipennis)
 * Scott Thomson: 4 articles (Chelodina canni, Elseya, Elseya albagula, Gulf Snapping Turtle)
 * Vladimir Neimorovets: 2 articles (Coreus, Heterogaster)
 * Rene van Dijk: 1 articles (European Penduline Tit)
 * Bob Goldstein: 1 articles (Hypsibius dujardini)
 * Joshua McDill: 1 articles (Linum catharticum)
 * Gianluca Polgar: 2 articles (Mudskipper, Mudskipper)
 * Melissa Frey: 1 articles (Nerita plicata)
 * Harold Greeney: 1 articles (Peruvian Antpitta)
 * Megan Paustian: 4 articles (Philomycus, Philomycus carolinianus, Philomycus togatus, Philomycus virginicus)
 * Diogo Provete: 1 articles (Physalaemus barrioi)
 * Gary Hannan: 1 articles (Platystemon)
 * Andrew Whittington: 1 articles (Platystomatidae)
 * José R Ferrer-Paris: 1 articles (Redonda)
 * Aodhan Butler: 3 articles (Scutigera coleoptrata, Scutigera coleoptrata, Scutigeridae)
 * James Parham: 2 articles (Terrapene, Trachemys yaquia)
 * Brian Gratwicke: 1 articles (Weller's Salamander)
 * Cynthia Parr: 2 articles (White-throated Magpie-jay, Yellow-breasted Magpie)
 * Eli Sarnat: 1 articles (Yellow crazy ant)