User talk:Leungpl/sandbox

Bibliography

Butler, C. J., Stanila, B. D., Iverson, J. B., Stone, P. A. and Bryson, M. (2016), Projected changes in climatic suitability for Kinosternon turtles by 2050 and 2070. Ecology and Evolution, 6: 7690–1705. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2

Iverson, John B. “The Arizona Mud Turtle, Kinosternon Flavescens Arizonense (Kinosternidae), in Arizona and Sonora.” The Southwestern Naturalist, vol. 34, no. 3, 1989, pp. 356–368. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3672164.

Ligon, Day B., and Charles C. Peterson. “Physiological and Behavioral Variation in Estivation among Mud Turtles (Kinosternon Spp.).” Physiological And Biochemical Zoology: PBZ, vol. 75, no. 3, May 2002, pp. 283–293. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mnh&AN=12177831&site=ehost-live.

Rorabaugh, Jim. “Arizona Mud Turtle.” Tucson Herpetological Society, tucsonherpsociety.org/inhabitants/arizona-mud-turtle/.

Walter G. Joyce, Jason R. Bourque. (2016) A Review of the Fossil Record of Turtles of the Clade Pan-Kinosternoidea. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 57:1, pages 57-95. Leungpl (talk) 00:36, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Ecology and Evolution is an academic research paper. The paper was released in 2016, so the information it contains is fairly new. This paper contains information about how Kinosternon turtles adapte to the climate changes, so it will help support my subtopic about whether climate will become threats to the Arizona mud turtle. Even though the information in the paper is quite advanced, I think it will better support my topic. The Biology department of the University of central Oklahoma, and Earlham College is the publisher of the paper, and the author of the paper is a professor teacher General Ecology, Ecological Methods, so he is definitely qualified to write this paper. His paper has more than 50 different references so the source is very reliable. The purpose of the text is to provide a prediction of how the turtles will react to climate change in 2050. I plan to use this paper to explain whether climate will become a threst to the Kinosternon arizonense or not.

The Arizona mud turtle is an analysis of the turtles' habitat, growth, and reproduction. The paper was posted in 1989, but the information included is still valid because the reproduction and growth cycle of the turtle does not change over time. This paper helps address the habitat and mostly the reproduction and growth cycle. It also describes some of the anatomies of the Arizona mud turtle. The publisher of the paper is the Southwestern Association of Naturalists and they were founded in 1953 to promote the field study of plants and animals. The Southwestern Association of Naturalists is still an active research publisher since 1953, therefore, we can conclude that it is a trustworthy source because it has been doing research for almost 30 years. The information is supported with a list of citations of other research paper about the Kinosternon Arizonans. The purpose of the paper is to identify whether the sex of a turtle will have an effect on the growing size of the turtle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leungpl (talk • contribs) 03:04, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Peer Editing
The introduction is good, but repetitive of information in other segments. It may be beneficial to have the lead section be about the animals location, scientific name and perhaps current day issues about the animal. I did not see a picture and that would be a great add to the page. If you can keep finding more sources, that could make adding information easier. Good job overall!UniversityofCincinnatiStudent (talk) 15:38, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

The lead talks about the location of the animal and the scientific name of the turtle, and it also talks about issues they face. I added a picture of the animal. I also added more reference and sources to it.Leungpl (talk) 15:37, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Peer Editing
You added more information to the general information section at the top of the page, and it's pretty well organized. Make sure to link words to other Wikipedia pages. I like how you edited and fixed the description subsection and the habitat and behavior subsection. Both are well organized, and I think you might be able to add another subsection or two to the page. You could fix up the threats that are already on the page, and you could add more information to the subsection. I don't see the sources, so just make sure to add them when you're publishing your edits to the page. Well organized and the information you have looks good.Mehtaas (talk) 15:49, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

I added hyperlinks in my article to link to other Wikipeida page. I also added the subtitles on the distribution of the turtle, and the live cycle of it. I also added all my sources in the references. I also added hyperlinks to my article to link it to other Wikipedia page.Leungpl (talk) 15:58, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Great page overall. I think the intro is strong, but can be orginized better. Subsections could be a benefit to you. Make sure you add your references at the bottom of the page. All the information is relevant to your topic, but can be cleaned up and used in better areas. Maybe a subsection on diet, climate it lives in, etc. Overall great work. Lukepat (talk) 16:03, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

I separated my lead section into different paragraphs to make the information flows better. I added subtitles on the distribution and life cycle of the turtle. I also added more references. I make the diet into its own subtitle.Leungpl (talk) 15:58, 26 October 2018 (UTC)