Template:Did you know nominations/Boquila
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron talk 03:41, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
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Boquila
- ... that Boquila trifoliolata is the only known plant capable of mimetic polymorphism, the ability to mimic multiple different species simultaneously? Source: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(14)00269-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982214002693%3Fshowall%3Dtrue and https://phys.org/news/2014-04-vine-mimic-multiple-hosts.html
Improved to Good Article status by Etriusus (talk). Self-nominated at 03:30, 6 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Boquila; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
- Starting review. Zeete (talk) 11:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
Promoted to Good Article on 1/4/24, DYK check reports over 10,000 characters, well cited, neutral, earwig reports violation unlikely, QPQ done, hook interesting, length checked ok.
- @Etriusus: Question about wording: The citation does not state "only known plant" directly, the best I could find was "Unlike earlier mimicry reports ...". Is there another part of the report that supports the hook? Thanks, Zeete (talk) 12:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Zeete:, the source says "...B. trifoliolata is able to mimic several hosts. The imitation of several distinct models by a single species has been deemed particularly advantageous in light of frequency-dependent selection, evidence of such mimetic polymorphisms is rare and limited to butterfly species." Which is somewhat implicit in that the only other place memetic polymorphism is seen is in butterflies. That being said, I added another source that is more explicit, stating "Boquila trifoliolata—a vine native to the area that the research pair has discovered, is able to mimic multiple hosts—a first for the plant world... no plant has been known to be able to do so with more than one plant (mimetic polymorphism)." Thanks for reviewing!!! 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 03:01, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Etriusus: Thanks for the new source, more direct, convinces me. Regarding DYK format, the article needs to have the hook cited using this source and the previous one as per WP:DYKCITE: "The facts of the hook in the article should be cited no later than the end of the sentence in which they appear." I'd also add citations in the lede, for easy referencing. Thanks, Zeete (talk) 11:48, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Zeete:, done. I added a citation to the sentence in question but did not cite the lead (Per MOS:LEADCITE. 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 04:06, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Etriusus: Question about wording: The citation does not state "only known plant" directly, the best I could find was "Unlike earlier mimicry reports ...". Is there another part of the report that supports the hook? Thanks, Zeete (talk) 12:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
@Etriusus: Good to go! Great article on the chameleon vine. Interesting that the mechanism is unknown. Thanks, Zeete (talk) 11:09, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
