User talk:Ishabansal20/Blue-tailed damselfly

Outline feedback
Hi Isha, this looks really good! I think for your addition to the article, you can remove the subheaders and put it all under one "female polymorphism" section, since each of these sections describe factors that affect the evolution of the polymorphism. You might add another section to the page called "mating and reproduction" or something similar, where general information on how they mate can be included. You can move other info that is already in the article into this general mating section. The sex reversibility paper is about switches from different-sex to same-sex sexual behavior, and this could go into the general mating section as well if you think it works there. Nice job overall! Elioeilish (talk) 04:05, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Peer Review
Female Polymorphisms: I would define the three morphs of I. Elegans, to someone who has no prior knowledge of this subject I do not know what the two types of gynochromes refer to or how they relate to the species thus far. Would creating a subsection for the different hypotheses could be helpful in the overall structure of the article? So is this article specifically on the androchromic phenotype and how it leads to a decrease in male mate harassment? If so I would state that this polymorphism is what led to a decrease in mate harassment instead of all three polymorphisms allowing them to avoid this harassment. If not, I would dive a little deeper into the gynochromatic polymorphisms by including how they interact, how each morph is beneficial in certain ways and detrimental in others, and highlight a difference between the two gynochromatic morphs.

Mating Behavior: I recommend further defining or linking male scramble mate choice to give the reader more insight into this mating system. If you have other sources with information regarding I Elegan habitats and how it impacts behavioral mechanisms, you could build a subsection based on this.

Overall I think this is a really strong draft with great utilization of references from which you can gather an abundance of information. I look forward to seeing the finished product. TouchetteRoman (talk) 10:13, 20 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your feedback, I agreed with pretty much all of it! I elaborated on the distinction between the two gynochrome morphs so hopefully that will help. I also created a subsection for the different hypotheses and fixed the wording as it was confusing. The article is about how androchromes are able to avoid harassment to an extent but also comparing that to the other two morphs(which don't differ much from one another and are often grouped together in the articles I read) so I only changed the wording a little to try and make it more clear. The page I am adding to already has some basic information which is why I did not include it. Ishabansal20 (talk) 01:29, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Peer review Hi Isha, this is a good draft that already contains a lot of interesting information which is well organized. I suggest some tips that might be helpful to improve it:

-Add an introduction where you speak more deeply about I. elegans so readers know the species they are reading about. You may consider talking about its physical description, the natural habitat, geographical distribution, and general ecology. -When writing the scientific name, remember that the genus is written in capital letters (which you did, and is correct), but the specific epithet referring to the species within the genus is never capitalized. You should refer to it as I. elegans. I suggest fixing a sentence that says "Females are able to fully mature into their differing morph colorations just a few days after they finish their transition aquatic larvae to their mature forms" by adding a "from" between transition and aquatic. -In the paragraph about female polymorphism, offering a link to aurantiaca and infuscan, which would help the reader to understand the variation this species can experiment. -In the same paragraph, there is a sentence that says "Another hypothesis, the Habituation hypothesis, states that males are actually most attracted to the morph that is most abundant". However, while there is a clear explanation of the variation seen in female morphs, you do not explicitely mention any hypothesis. As a result, saying "Another hypothesis" may confuse the reader. -In this same paragraph, it may be good to separate the 4 hypothesis you talk about in a separate paragraph. -In the paragraph about Mating and behavior: The part that comes after the pronotum is mentioned could be separated in another paragraph because it talks from a specific topic that is slightly different, being how the species adapts to change and how it responds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Megarhyssa6 (talk • contribs) 04:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your feedback! The page I am adding to already has some basic information which is why I did not include it. I fixed the capitalization errors on the scientific name, thanks for catching that. I also changed the wording and separated the paragraphs like you suggested for both sections! Ishabansal20 (talk) 01:30, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Peer Review (round 2)
Your article is great! Most of my comments are very nit-picky, but that is just because everything is already very well written and developed.

Female Polymorphism

-In the first paragraph, it is stated that female polymorphisms mimick male phenotypes. However, in the following sentence, it appears that only one of the morphs actually mimics the male coloration. Do all of the phenotypes resemble male phenotypes in some way, or is it just the one?

-In the second paragraph, I don't think that you need to say "has been proposed" or "often seen." You could simplify those sentences by just saying "...harassment might differ between the morphs" and "Androchromes face less male...".

-Where it is said that androchromes are more likely to face off with males in the second paragraph, does that mean that they actually fight them?

-Is the androchrome disadvantage reflected in their actual fertility? It would be interesting to know if the polymorphs are all about equal in terms of offspring based on their various advantages and disadvantages, or if a particular morph does have more of a disadvantage than others.

-In the third paragraph, "hypothesis" in the first sentence should be "hypotheses"

-I don't fully understand how the trade-off described by the reproductive isolation hypothesis works. Perhaps including some more explanation about what exactly the trade-off being made is for androchromes?

-You could simplify the male-mimicry sentence: "The male-mimicry hypothesis, mentioned previously, proposes that...."

-If possible, it might be helpful to link to wiki articles for mutations and founders effect in the last sentence.

Mating and Behavior

-A bit more explanation on what exactly a male scramble mate choice mating system is would be helpful.

-Are the long hours of copulations followed by the intense male-male competition? Or is the male-male competition something that is taking place before copulations and/or in between them? Also, how exactly are males competing with each other?

-The last paragraph feels a little bit clunky. All of the information is interesting, but they don't really flow well together. Perhaps coming up with some transitions between them, or a way to connect them a bit more?

Overall, really, really good job! I am looking forward to reading the finished product :) Phasmatidae (talk) 19:27, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Second Round Peer Review
Hi!

In the female polymorphism section:

When you are listing the three specific morphs, I was a bit confused because you state that there are three. However, the way this part reads, it only addresses one morph. If you are going to use the colon, then list the three morph. Then, after you can explain the morphs.

You state that “morphs also display different mate avoidance tactics in that androchromes” – perhaps you can expand ore on the different avoidance tactics.

“five main hypothesis” should be five main hypotheses because it is more than one hypothesis.

The reproductive isolation hypothesis – expand more on this trade-off? How do andochromes maintain in the population if there are more predation pressures?

“The male-mimicry hypothesis is one that has been mentioned previously proposing proposes that the androchromes ability to mimic male coloration allows them to avoid unwanted mating attempts and allocate more time to egg maturation.”

The female polymorphism section is well-written. There are minor edits related to changing wording and expanding on some of the ideas that you presented. The hypotheses listed were very interesting, it was well written when you are explaining why maintaining female polymorphisms are important in this species!

In the mating and behavior section:

“The I. Elegans species of damselflies participate in a male scramble mate choice mating system. This includes many hours of copulations that leads to intense male-male competition often leaving some males with no mate at all.” à “The I. elegans species participate in a male scramble mate choice mating system, this that leads to intense male-male competition. Some males do not mate at all.”

I do not think you need “Along with the lengthy copulations, the reproductive lifespan of this species is only a few weeks”

Are there other behaviors that males and females display when mating? How do males engage with the different polymorphic females? Are there distinct behaviors when males approach the different females?

This section highlights the scramble mate choice, which I think it important to include. I think providing more information on scramble mating strategy. Highlighting the importance of this mating system with polyandrous females. Do females mate more than once in this species?

Overall, I think this is a good second draft there are some changes and material to add that I suggested. I think adding a general section about the species would be great. In the section you can add the habitat and reproductive season of this species. DGOMEZ14 (talk) 15:49, 12 April 2024 (UTC)