User:Tursiopsaduncus/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
 * Xiphodolamia


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to ecology because it discusses the rare species' extinction and wide but thin distribution on Earth. It is written neutrally. Not all claims have a citation backing it. The citations seem to be reliable, but there are only two of them. The article does not tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. There's not much depth to its talk page, so it definitely is in need of some revisions.


 * Sources

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1464343X09000752?casa_token=s7BV3wiGj9QAAAAA:k4w1LVKpLAITA_3EMgrjd6XDUTB4RKgwjJ3xdr4pSlq6RA1yVP1JXvdyxA474wWcl0qXvSF2_m8

researchgate.net/profile/Harry_Maisch_Iv/publication/330765538_CHONDRICHTHYANS_FROM_A_LAG_DEPOSIT_BETWEEN_THE_SHARK_RIVER_FORMATION_MIDDLE_EOCENE_AND_KIRKWOOD_FORMATION_EARLY_MIOCENE_MONMOUTH_COUNTY_NEW_JERSEY/links/5db2296b299bf111d4c12a8d/CHONDRICHTHYANS-FROM-A-LAG-DEPOSIT-BETWEEN-THE-SHARK-RIVER-FORMATION-MIDDLE-EOCENE-AND-KIRKWOOD-FORMATION-EARLY-MIOCENE-MONMOUTH-COUNTY-NEW-JERSEY.pdf

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Pseudomyrmex ferruginea


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to ecology because it discusses a species of Pseudomyrmex ants, and we talked about this mutualistic relationship in lecture. It is written neutrally. Not all claims have a citation backing it, but most do. The sources are reliable, most being research papers, but I'm unable to reach one of them because it says the page can't be displayed when I click on the link. The article does not tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. It has a C quality rating, so it definitely is in need of some revisions.


 * Sources
 * https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2016.2569
 * https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=P_utDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA163&dq=pseudomyrmex+ferruginea&ots=8le2FQEi8c&sig=LMdiSCxCzq503kRBbddztRYA-78#v=onepage&q=pseudomyrmex%20ferruginea&f=false

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Anemophily


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to ecology because it describes wind pollination, and we talked about this mutualistic relationship in lecture. It is written neutrally. Not all claims have a citation backing it, but most do. Most citations are reliable, but one of them is another Wikipedia article. The article does not tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. It has a "Start-class" quality rating, which suggests that it needs to be further developed.


 * Sources
 * https://ucanr.edu/sites/PollenNation/Meet_The_Pollinators/Wind/
 * http://seeds.ca/pollinator/bestpractices/wind_pollination.html
 * https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/wind.shtml

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Barbara J. Collins


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to ecology because it delves into the life and works of a notable ecologist. It is written neutrally. Not all claims have a citation backing it. The sources are somewhat reliable because most of them are news articles from smaller companies I've never heard of. The article tackles one of Wikipedia's equity gaps since women are historically underrepresented in the field of ecology. It has a C quality rating, so it definitely is in need of some revisions. The article merely lists her literary works, so I plan to expand on the content and takeaways of them in order to improve this article.


 * Sources
 * https://earth.callutheran.edu/Academic_Programs/Departments/Biology/Wildflowers/barb.htm
 * https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/key-coastal-and-chaparral-flowering-plants-southern-california

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Glacial relict


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is relevant to ecology because it talks about groups of species that are able to adapt to extremely cold conditions, and we covered adaptations and mutations that help animals deal with cold temperatures in lecture. It is written neutrally. Not all claims have a citation backing it, but most do. One citation is a credible research paper and the other two are in Swedish. The article does not tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. Due to the "Stub-class" quality rating and the lack of reliable sources, this article needs to be developed further.


 * Sources
 * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12224-018-9321-8
 * https://phys.org/news/2019-10-unique-ecology-glacial-relict-amphipod.html
 * https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/ets/leedys_roseroot.pdf