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4.   Graham, Zebadiah R., Keith Geluso, and Russell A. Benedict. "Notes on the Distribution of Bailey's Eastern Woodrat (neotoma Floridana Baileyi) in Nebraska." Western North American Naturalist 72.2 (2012): 252-56

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7.   Post, D. M., M. W. Mcdonald, and O. J. Reichman. "Influence of Maternal Diet and Perishability on Caching and Consumption Behavior of Juvenile Eastern Woodrats." Journal of Mammalogy 79.1 (1998): 156-62. Oxford Journals [Oxford UP]. Web. 2 Nov. 2016. URL: http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/jmammal/79/1/156.full.pdf

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10  .Hutchins, M. 2002. Article title. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. Vol. 3. p.221. Gale Publishers, Farmington Hills, Michigan. KaylaMDemers (talk) 17:28, 5 November 2016 (UTC)Kayla Demers

11. Knowles, T.W. and J.R. Burger. 2008. Predominant use of windthrows by nesting eastern woodrats (Neotoma floridana) in the South Carolina coastal plain. Am. Midl. Nat. 160(1):209-219.

12. Beckmann, J. P., Kaufman, G. A., & Kaufman, D. W. (2002). DISTRIBUTION OF EASTERN WOODRATS IN A GRASSLAND-WOODLAND MOSAIC: INFLUENCE OF VEGETATION AND FIRE. Great Plains Research, 12(1), 157-166. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/754150286?accountid=40177 URL:http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.smccme.edu/docview/754150286/fulltext/ADA271B87CDA4072PQ/22?accountid=40177 — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaylaMDemers (talk • contribs) 16:47, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Outline for Wiki Stub expansion- Eastern WoodRat
Eastern Wood-Rat Outline Distribution Northern Portions include Woodlands(Mammals of North America), Prairies, Mountains, and Swamps(EN) Lowland hardwood forests, marshes, coastal plain, and grasslands (MSpecies) Habitat KaylaMDemers (talk) 21:59, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Southern United States
 * South of Tennessee River to Central Florida(Wild Animals)
 * Kansas
 * Central Missouri
 * Southern Illinois
 * Western Kentucky and Tennessee(Wild Animals)
 * Disjunct population occurrence in Nebraska and Key Largo Florida (Wild Animals)
 * Along the Appalachian Mountains to New York (MSpecies)
 * Western and Piedmont areas of Maryland
 * Far west as Colorado (Guilliams)
 * Only on entrance can be seen (MSpecies)
 * Has multiple escape routes to get away if need be (Wild Animals)
 * Abandoned Buildings
 * Brush Piles (Found in Texas)
 * Hilltop Limestone, base of trees, standing hollow trees, under root tangles along gullies (Found in Kansas)
 * Under Willow Trees (Found in Florida) (Wild Animals)
 * 4m in Length, 2m in Width, over 1m in Height
 * Needing the ability to cover
 * Shape depends on location (pyramid or dome shapes(wild animals) or cone shaped ((MSpecies))
 * One house can contain up to 2 nests. (MSpecies)
 * Likes dense ground(Mammals of North America)
 * Rock crevasses, shrubs, tree trunks.
 * Sticks and Branches (May also have rocks, dry dung, tin cans, and glass shards)
 * Cushioned w/dry grass, crushed bard, and bird feathers.
 * One may stay in one habitat for their entire life(EN)
 * Passed down from generations (MSpecies)
 * Protection from temperature fluctuations, shelter from rain, and protection from predators.
 * May be found 8 meters above ground in tree branches or vines
 * Smaller items are picked up by mouth, others maybe dragged
 * Nest are about 20cm in diameter (Wild Animals)
 * Other animals use their nest (Mammals of Alabama)
 * Uses rotting wood and acorn fragments and ejected soil in the nests. (Knowles)
 * Habitting normally in rocky bluffs, upland woods, swamps and hammocks, dry scrub pine, grasslands, abandoned buildings, marshes, and refuse piles (Knowles)

Comments on Bibliography
Kayla: Good start, but there are even more citations in the list that are good for your topic such as Knowles and Burger 2008, Rossell et al. 2009, Sasso and Gaines 2006, Beckman et al. 2002, Winchester et al. 2009, Britze and Robbins, and McCleery et al. 2006. Don't forget the habitat aspect of distribution.Njclum (talk) 15:49, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Rough Draft — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaylaMDemers (talk • contribs) 13:00, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

"Distribution"

The distribution for the eastern woodrat stretches across the southern, eastern United States. They are located as far south as the Tennessee River and Central Florida. The more central areas they are found are Kentucky and Tennessee. Northern locations include Kansas, central Missouri, and Southern Illinois.(3.Feldhamer, George A)They can also be found along the Appalachian Mountains that range all the way to New York. (8. Wiley, Robert W) They’re also in some locations western and Piedmont areas of Maryland. (5. Guilliams, Brandi) They can be seen as far west as Colorado. The more disjunct population occurrence is Nebraska and Key Largo Florida. (3.Feldhamer, George A) They usually find themselves in places like woodlands (9. Bowers, N., Bowers, R. and K. Kaufman), prairies, mountains, swamps (10 .Hutchins, M), lowland hardwood forests, marshes, coastal plains, and grasslands. (8. Wiley, Robert W)

"Habitat"

Habitat The nests of the eastern woodrat can be located in and around rocky bluffs, upland woods, swamps and hammocks, dry scrub pine, grasslands, abandoned buildings, marshes, and refuse piles. (11. Knowles, T.W. and J.R. Burger) In Texas they are mostly found around brush piles, in Kansas they are often found around hilltop limestone, the base of trees, standing hollow trees, and under root tangles along gullies. They are recently found in Florida around willow trees. The eastern woodrat likes the ability to cover and get away from predators quickly. (3.Feldhamer, George A)

The nest are made out of different things such as sticks and branches, rocks, dry dung, tin cans, and glass shards. And are cushioned with things such as dry grass, crushed barked, and bird feathers. (10 .Hutchins, M. 2002) Also, they’re known to use rooting wood and acorn fragments, and ejected soil in their nests. These items are either picked up by their mouth or dragged depending on the size of the item.(3.Feldhamer, George A)

Even though there is only one seen entrance, (8. Wiley, Robert W) woodrats have multiple escape routes. (3.Feldhamer, George A) Each house contains up to 2 nests, but usually only one woodrat will be found in each home. (8. Wiley, Robert W) The houses are known to get up to four meters in length, two meters in width, and over one meter in height. (3.Feldhamer, George A) And the shape will depend on the location of the nest. The shapes include pyramid, cone, or domed shaped. (3.Feldhamer, George A) If there is support to where the nest is being built, than it may be cone shaped. If there is no structure, than the nest will be flat. (8. Wiley, Robert W) Some of the nest may be found eight meters above ground in trees or vines, (3.Feldhamer, George A) but normally they prefer the dense ground. (9. Bowers, N., Bowers, R. and K. Kaufman)

The houses are also convenient for protection against temperature fluctuations, and shelter from the rain. (8. Wiley, Robert W) The Eastern Woodrat is known to stay in one habitat for their entire lives, and then passed down from generations. If nest is not occupied by an Eastern Woodrat other animals are known to use their nests for their own uses(2.Best, Troy L) KaylaMDemers (talk) 17:52, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

Peer Review by Amethyst Leeman
''Hello, I enjoyed reading your article on the distribution and habitat of the Eastern Woodrat. However, I have a few comments/suggestions for you.

''First, I am not positive, but I believe that “woodrat” is only one word. Also, the beginning has a lot of detail, possibly too much, as I was reading I got a little confused/distracted on the distribution section. Maybe break into a few paragraphs? Or add different/more details about the locations?''

''I read through a few of your sources, which were good. As I read, I found a little more information about the shapes of the nests, such as if there is more structure to a nest than it may be cone shaped (I found this here: http://mspecies.oxfordjournals.org/content/mspeciesarc/139/1.full.pdf on page 4) Maybe adding more information like this while give your article more depth? I also edited your article a little, which I placed below, so that it may help you. I broke some sections into paragraphs.

Distribution

The distribution for the eastern woodrat stretches across the southern, eastern United States. They are located south of the Tennessee River to Central Florida and also in western Kentucky and Tennessee. Northern locations include Kansas, central Missouri, and Southern Illinois. The range can also be included along the Appalachian Mountains all the way to New York. They’re also in some locations western and Piedmont areas of Maryland. They can be seen as far west as Colorado. The more disjunct population occurrence is Nebraska and Key Largo Florida.

Habitat The nests of the eastern woodrat can be located in and around rocky bluffs, upland woods, swamps and hammocks, dry scrub pine, grasslands, abandoned buildings, marshes, and refuse piles. In Texas they are mostly found around brush piles, in Kansas they are often found around hilltop limestone, the base of trees, standing hollow trees, and under root tangles along gullies. They are recently found in Florida around willow trees. The eastern woodrat likes the ability to cover and get away from predators quickly.

Even though there is only one seen entrance, woodrats have multiple escape routes. Each house contains up to 2 nests, but usually only one woodrat will be found in each home. The houses are known to get up to four meters in length, two meters in width, and over one meter in height. And the shape will depend on the location of the nest. The shapes include pyramid, cone, or domed shaped. If there is support to where the nest is being built, than it may be cone shaped. If there is no structure, than the nest will be flat. Some of the nest may be found eight meters above ground in trees or vines, but normally they prefer the dense ground.

The nest are made out of different things such as sticks and branches, rocks, dry dung, tin cans, and glass shards. And are cushioned with things such as dry grass, crushed barked, and bird feathers. Also, they’re known to use rooting wood and acorn fragments, and ejected soil in their nests. These items are either picked up by their mouth or dragged depending on the size of the item.

The houses are also convenient for protection against temperature fluctuations, and shelter from the rain. The Eastern Woodrat is known to stay in one habitat for their entire lives, and then passed down from generations. If nest is not occupied by an Eastern Woodrat other animals are known to use their nests for their own uses. KaylaMDemers (talk) 13:00, 18 November 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amethyst Leeman (talk • contribs)

Comments on Rough Draft
Hi Kayla. Nice job so far! I have a few comments. First, don't forget that you will need to add citations in your text to indicate from where you are drawing each piece of information. Also, I would reorder the paragraphs under "Habitat" and put paragraph 3 before paragraph 2. The distribution section is a little confusing. After saying that they occur in the southeastern US, I would put boundaries on the distribution: how far north, how far south, how far west; then mention disjunct populations that lie outside this distribution. Saying on the one had that they occur south of the Tennessee River and on the other that they occur in New York seems contradictory. Can you link to a map of the distribution? While there aren't a lot of obvious links to make in this section, a picture of a woodrat "house" would be excellent if you could find one. Also, what are the other species of animals that typically use these houses? Keep up the good work!Njclum (talk) 00:56, 4 December 2016 (UTC)Distribution

Final Draft
"Distribution"

The distribution for the eastern woodrat stretches across the southern, eastern United States. They are located as far south as the Tennessee River and Central Florida. The more central areas they are found are Kentucky and Tennessee. Northern locations include Kansas, central Missouri, and Southern Illinois.(3.Feldhamer, George A)They can also be found along the Appalachian Mountains that range all the way to New York. (8. Wiley, Robert W) They’re also in some locations western and Piedmont areas of Maryland. (5. Guilliams, Brandi) They can be seen as far west as Colorado. The more disjunct population occurrence is Nebraska and Key Largo Florida. (3.Feldhamer, George A) They usually find themselves in places like woodlands (9. Bowers, N., Bowers, R. and K. Kaufman), prairies, mountains, swamps (10 .Hutchins, M), lowland hardwood forests, marshes, coastal plains, and grasslands. (8. Wiley, Robert W)

"Habitat"

Habitat The nests of the eastern woodrat can be located in and around rocky bluffs, upland woods, swamps and hammocks, dry scrub pine, grasslands, abandoned buildings, marshes, and refuse piles. (11. Knowles, T.W. and J.R. Burger) In Texas they are mostly found around brush piles, in Kansas they are often found around hilltop limestone, the base of trees, standing hollow trees, and under root tangles along gullies. They are recently found in Florida around willow trees. The eastern woodrat likes the ability to cover and get away from predators quickly. (3.Feldhamer, George A)

The nest are made out of different things such as sticks and branches, rocks, dry dung, tin cans, and glass shards. And are cushioned with things such as dry grass, crushed barked, and bird feathers. (10 .Hutchins, M. 2002) Also, they’re known to use rooting wood and acorn fragments, and ejected soil in their nests. These items are either picked up by their mouth or dragged depending on the size of the item.(3.Feldhamer, George A)

Even though there is only one seen entrance, (8. Wiley, Robert W) woodrats have multiple escape routes. (3.Feldhamer, George A) Each house contains up to 2 nests, but usually only one woodrat will be found in each home. (8. Wiley, Robert W) The houses are known to get up to four meters in length, two meters in width, and over one meter in height. (3.Feldhamer, George A) And the shape will depend on the location of the nest. The shapes include pyramid, cone, or domed shaped. (3.Feldhamer, George A) If there is support to where the nest is being built, than it may be cone shaped. If there is no structure, than the nest will be flat. (8. Wiley, Robert W) Some of the nest may be found eight meters above ground in trees or vines, (3.Feldhamer, George A) but normally they prefer the dense ground. (9. Bowers, N., Bowers, R. and K. Kaufman)

The houses are also convenient for protection against temperature fluctuations, and shelter from the rain. (8. Wiley, Robert W) The Eastern Woodrat is known to stay in one habitat for their entire lives, and then passed down from generations. If nest is not occupied by an Eastern Woodrat other animals are known to use their nests for their own uses(2.Best, Troy L) KaylaMDemers (talk) 17:52, 4 December 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaylaMDemers (talk • contribs)