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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:
 * Cetacean Surfacing Behaviour


 * Article Evaluation:
 * This page has many sections that are helpful, but many of the paragraphs are plagiarized which should be removed and a variety of sources should be added. A lot of the paragraphs are largely underdeveloped and require some more sources and information.


 * Sources:

Kavanagh, A. S., Owen, K., Williamson M. J., Blomberg, S. P., Noad, M. J., Goldizen, A. W., ... Dunlop, R. A. (2016). Evidence for the functions of surface-active behaviour in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Marine Mammal Science, 33(1), 313-334. doi: 10.1111/mms.12374

Pennino, M. G., Roda, M. A. P., Pierce, G. J., & Rotta, A. (2016) Effects of vessel traffic on relative abundance and behaviour of cetaceans: the case of the bottlenose dolphins in the Archipelago de La Maddalena, north-western Mediterranean sea. Hydrobiologia, 776(1), 237-248. doi: 10.1007/s10750-016-2756-0

Lunardi, D., Engel, M., Marciano, J., & Macedo, R. (2010). Behavioural strategies in humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in a coastal region of Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 90(8), 1693-1699. doi:10.1017/S0025315410000421

Option 2

 * Article title

Bird of Paradise


 * Article Evaluation

This article is rated C-class on Wikipedia and could benefit from further development. Many species are listed but more examples could be given from a variety of species. Some subheadings could also use more information and sourcing, such as "Breeding" and "Birdwatching".


 * Sources

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L., Marshall, N. J., & Osorio, D. (2010). Dramatic colour changes in a bird of paradise caused by uniquely structured breast feather barbules. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278(1715), 2098–2104. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2293

Cracraft, J., & Feinstein, J. (2000). What is not a bird of paradise? Molecular and morphological evidence places Macgregoria in the Meliphagidae and the Cnemophilinae near the base of the corvoid tree. ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 267''(1440), 233–241. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2000.099

Irestedt, M., Jønsson, K. A., Fjeldså, J., Christidis, L., & Ericson, P. G. (2009). An unexpectedly long history of sexual selection in birds-of-paradise. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9(1), 235. doi:         10.1186/1471-2148-9-235

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Burrow


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is rated a start-class article and has very little information. Further information should be added to the "Vertebrate burrow" and "Invertebrate burrow" paragraphs, as well as other paragraphs and subheadings, such as reasons to burrow, species that burrow, benefits and costs of burrowing, etc. There is a lot of content that could be contributed to this article.


 * Sources
 * Kristensen, E. (2000). Organic matter diagenesis at the oxic/anoxic interface in coastal marine sediments, with emphasis on the role of burrowing animals. Life at Interfaces and Under Extreme Conditions, 1–24. doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-4148-2_1
 * Thomsen, L. (1971). Behavior and Ecology of Burrowing Owls on the Oakland Municipal Airport. The Condor, 73(2), 177–192. doi: 10.2307/1365838

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Option 5

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 * Feedback
 * The Cetacean surfacing behaviour is a B-class article, you should avoid adding to such well-developed article. Similarly, the Bird of Paradise is a C-class article, you will therefore have a hard time adding to it unless you wanted to add a section strictly on behaviour seen in all species of Bird of Paradise. The burrow article seems like the best option. Make sure you do not repeat information on burrows of species already listed in your article but you make a meaningful contribution by discussing the behaviors around burrowing and using burrows.
 * Feedback
 * The Cetacean surfacing behaviour is a B-class article, you should avoid adding to such well-developed article. Similarly, the Bird of Paradise is a C-class article, you will therefore have a hard time adding to it unless you wanted to add a section strictly on behaviour seen in all species of Bird of Paradise. The burrow article seems like the best option. Make sure you do not repeat information on burrows of species already listed in your article but you make a meaningful contribution by discussing the behaviors around burrowing and using burrows.
 * The Cetacean surfacing behaviour is a B-class article, you should avoid adding to such well-developed article. Similarly, the Bird of Paradise is a C-class article, you will therefore have a hard time adding to it unless you wanted to add a section strictly on behaviour seen in all species of Bird of Paradise. The burrow article seems like the best option. Make sure you do not repeat information on burrows of species already listed in your article but you make a meaningful contribution by discussing the behaviors around burrowing and using burrows.