Talk:Predation risk allocation hypothesis

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Thank you for the suggestions for my article! These will be really helpful for developing the article into the final draft. Nlstudent18 (talk) 20:53, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Nlstudent18. Peer reviewers: AlexandraHayward, Mattdrodge.

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Nice work! Your article seems well-researched. I like that you included examples of research satisfying the hypothesis in addition to research that doesn’t— it’s a good balance, and you maintain a very neutral tone.

I have a few suggestions or points to consider:

Lead paragraph

The second sentence might be a bit redundant
I was a bit confused as to whether the hypothesis was about animals in situations where they might be prey or situations where they might predate, maybe you could explain the hypothesis a bit more clearly
When you say “effectiveness is mixed,” I’m not sure if this is clear as to whether there are mixed results or mixed opinions among scientists
I’m not sure if Wiki articles should typically refer to “the article” in a transition statement

Hypothesis section

It’s not clear what the second prediction is
Maybe you could elaborate on why the model doesn’t work for certain animals— how come some animals know the risk while others don’t?
In general, I think it would help to elaborate more. How can animals respond to more predators without being aware of the risk?

Effectiveness section

Maybe you should specify the species that the research was focussed on (ex. Do all snails fit the hypothesis?)
Elaborate (especially the fish example)
Some pictures would be nice here

Conclusion

I’m not sure Wiki articles typically have conclusions
Is the perceived need for research determining the usefulness of the hypothesis your opinion? Or the general consensus in the scientific community? Or the conclusion of a couple scientists?

Overall, it mostly seems like you just need to elaborate a bit more on different points to make them clear. Otherwise, well done. AlexandraHayward (talk) 01:42, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]