User:Nhwon19/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
 * "Chum Salmon"
 * Article Evaluation
 * I think the article lacks a bit of conciseness and content. The beginning paragraph does not really summarise the chum salmon very well. Most of the content is just talking about variations of the name and where the name is derived from. In a few areas, there are no citations. It lacks a citation on how these salmon's characteristics are relevant for competing with mates. It lacks another citation stating the number of eggs the female lays. Also, there is not much information on their diet.
 * Sources
 * Beacham, T. D., and C. B. Murray. 1685. Variation in length and body depth of pink salmon (Oncorhyncfaus gorbuscha) and chum salmon (8 .keta) in southern British Columbia. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 4%: 312-319.
 * Kobayashi, W. and Yamamoto, T.S. (1981), Fine structure of the micropylar apparatus of the chum salmon egg, with a discussion of the mechanism for blocking polyspermy. J. Exp. Zool., 217: 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1402170213

Option 2

 * Article title
 * "Halitosis cracherodii"
 * Article Evaluation
 * The structure of the paragraphs does not seem correct to me. The beginning paragraph is only 1 sentence long, and more information could be put in there. Overall, however, the article seems to be pretty solid. There are a lot of sources to back up all of the claims that they are making. However, not every single claim has a source backed up behind it. I found a source that describes about the prehistoric distribution of the organism.
 * Sources
 * Oliver, A. P. H. (1975). The Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited. p. 320. ISBN 0-600-34397-9

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Desert Pupfish


 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall, I think the structure of this article is pretty good. The beginning paragraph provides a solid, brief summary about the organism. There are a lot of citations to back up claims. One problem I am running into is that not every claim is backed up with a source. I believe that if I worked on this article, I would be able to provide more citations to back up claims made in the article.


 * Sources
 * Minckley 1973, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USDI, FWS] 1993).

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Poeciliopsis


 * Article Evaluation
 * Although there is a good Wikipedia rating on this article, it is not completed. There is only one paragraph on the genus, and it could be helpful to expand upon some commonalities for organisms within this genus.


 * Sources
 * Hybridization, Unisexuality, and Polyploidy in the Teleost Poeciliopsis (Poeciliidae) and Other Vertebrates R. Jack Schultz The American Naturalist 1969 103:934, 605-619

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Inland Silverside


 * Article Evaluation
 * There are not enough sources to back up the claims in the article. Most of the information does not have credible information because of a lack of citation marks.


 * Sources
 * Middaugh, D. P., & Hemmer, M. J. (1992). Reproductive Ecology of the Inland Silverside, Menidia beryllina, (Pisces: Atherinidae) from Blackwater Bay, Florida. Copeia, 1992(1), 53–61. https://doi.org/10.2307/1446535