User:Scottyobs/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- Californian anchovy
 * Article Evaluation- The formatting is present for this article, but it could benefit from additional sources and updated information.
 * Sources
 * Di Dario, F. (2021). "Engraulis mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T183856A102904070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T183856A102904070.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021. "Engraulis mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 April 2021. "Seafood Handbook - Anchovy". SeafoodSource.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2012-09-06.  "Northern Anchovy". NOAA FishWatch. Retrieved 6 September 2012.  "Massive school of anchovies swarms off La Jolla". Los Angeles Times. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-09.  Daniello, Capt. Vincent. "A Guide to Saltwater Live Baits". sportfishingmag.com. Sport Fishing Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
 * Sources
 * Di Dario, F. (2021). "Engraulis mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T183856A102904070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T183856A102904070.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021. "Engraulis mordax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 25 April 2021. "Seafood Handbook - Anchovy". SeafoodSource.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2012-09-06.  "Northern Anchovy". NOAA FishWatch. Retrieved 6 September 2012.  "Massive school of anchovies swarms off La Jolla". Los Angeles Times. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2014-07-09.  Daniello, Capt. Vincent. "A Guide to Saltwater Live Baits". sportfishingmag.com. Sport Fishing Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

Option 2

 * Article title- East Pacific red octopus
 * Article Evaluation- This article is marked incomplete and could benefit from more information in the "Other behavior" part of the article.
 * Sources-
 * ^ Jump up to:a b Onthank, K.L. (2008).  (2.4 MB) . M. Sc. Walla Walla University, College Place, WA: 91
 * ^ Jump up to:a b c Hochberg, F.G. (1997). Octopus rubescens. Proceedings of the workshop on the fishery and market potential of octopus in California. Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC).
 * ^ Hochberg, F.G. (1998). Octopus rubescens. In: P.V. Scott & J.A. Blake (Eds.) Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and the Western Santa Barbara Channel: Vol. 8. (pp. 213–218). Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
 * ^ Berry, S.S. 1953. Preliminary diagnoses of six west American species of Octopus. Leaflets in Malacology 1:51–58.
 * ^ Jump up to:a b Dorsey, E.M. (1976). Natural history and social behavior of Octopus rubescens (Berry). M. Sc. University of Washington, Seattle, WA: 44.
 * ^ Anderson, R.C. (2006). "On West Coast Octopuses including a field key to west coast species." The Festivus 38(1): 5–6.
 * ^ Anderson, R.C., P.D. Hughes, J.A. Mather & C.W. Steele (1999). "Determination of the diet of Octopus rubescens though examination of its beer bottle dens in Puget Sound." Malacologia 41(2): 455–460.
 * ^ Laidig, T.E., Adams, P.B., Baxter, C.H. & Butler, J.L. (1995). Feeding on euphausiids by Octopus rubescens. California Fish and Game Technical Report 81(2): 77–79.
 * ^ Warren, L. R., Scheier, M. F. & Riley, D.A. (1974). Colour changes of Octopus rubescens during attacks on unconditioned and conditioned stimuli. Animal Behaviour 22(1): 211–219. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(74)80071-0
 * ^ Anderson, R. C., Sinn, D. L. & Mather, J.A. (2008).  The Veliger 50(4): 326–328.
 * ^ Onthank, K.L. and Cowles, D.L. (2011). Prey selection in Octopus rubescens: Possible roles of energy budgeting and prey nutritional composition. Marine Biology 158(12): 2795–2804. doi:10.1007/s00227-011-1778-4
 * ^ Mather, J.A. & R.C. Anderson (1993). "Personalities of Octopuses (Octopus rubescens)." Journal of Comparative Psychology 107(3): 336–340.
 * ^ Onthank, K.L. and Cowles, D.L. (2011). Prey selection in Octopus rubescens: Possible roles of energy budgeting and prey nutritional composition. Marine Biology 158(12): 2795–2804. doi:10.1007/s00227-011-1778-4
 * ^ Mather, J.A. & R.C. Anderson (1993). "Personalities of Octopuses (Octopus rubescens)." Journal of Comparative Psychology 107(3): 336–340.

Option 3

 * Article title- Shortnose sucker
 * Article Evaluation- This article could benefit from better formatting, as it has only one section with all of the information dumped together. It also only has 4 soources.
 * Sources
 * ^ Jump up to:a b c d USFWS. Chasmistes brevirostris Five-year Review. July 2007.
 * ^ Chasmistes brevirostris. The Nature Conservancy.
 * ^ Lost River and Shortnose Sucker. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. August 2010.
 * ^ Chasmistes brevirostris. The Nature Conservancy.
 * ^ Lost River and Shortnose Sucker. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. August 2010.

Option 4

 * Article title- Sphinx Sequoiae
 * Article Evaluation- VERY incomplete, only two sources and in need of more citations for information.
 * Sources
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 * ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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 * ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

Option 5

 * Article title- Arroyo bluet
 * Article Evaluation: Very short (only two sentences and one source) and barely describes behavior and location.
 * Sources
 * Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Enallagma praevarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 : e.T51357444A80690054. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51357444A80690054.en. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
 * Sources
 * Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Enallagma praevarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 : e.T51357444A80690054. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51357444A80690054.en. Retrieved 13 January 2022.