User:BioBuzz/sandbox

The male rabbit reproductive system with major structures labeled.

Week 14: Final Edits and Submission

• Moved all of my content over to the rabbit page.

Week 13: Edits cont.

• I made an edit to my photograph from lab
• I changed the font in the picture to Arial so it was easier to see and added labels "ventral view", "cranial" and "caudal" so fellow Wikipedians can orient themselves better.
• Also, I spotted a grammar error to the content I posted live so I fixed this.

Week 12: Going live

• I added a "Reproduction" section to the Rabbit wikipedia page and moved over some content
• Content moved over:

"The average female rabbit becomes sexually mature at 3 to 8 months of age and can conceive at any time of the year for the duration of her life. However, egg and sperm production can begin to decline after three years. During mating, the male rabbit will mount the female rabbit from behind and insert his penis into the female and makes rapid pelvic hip thrusts. The encounter lasts only 20-40 seconds and after, the male will throw himself backwards off of the female."

• The picture of dissected rabbit lungs was moved over.

Week 11: Illustration Draft

The blue arrows point to the testes, penis and vas deferens on the male rabbit (Pacific Lutheran University, lab dissection).

• The figure on the bottom right shows the testes, penis and vas deferens.
• This week I will work on getting a more clear image to post and we will continue dissecting the reproductive organs (penis and testes).
• Week 12: took a more clear photograph and added better labels and a caption.
• For next week, I will work on the photo more and change the font as well as add directional labels so the audience can orient themselves accordingly.

Week 10: Draft #2

Rabbit Reproduction: ***Diagram of male reproductive system will be drawn out or will insert a picture with labels from direction***

Additions: The average female rabbit becomes sexually mature at 3 to 8 months of age and can conceive at any time of the year for the duration of her life. However, egg and sperm production can begin to decline after three years. During mating, the male rabbit will mount the female rabbit from behind and insert his penis into the female and makes rapid pelvic hip thrusts. The encounter lasts only 20-40 seconds and after, the male will throw himself backwards off of the female.

The rabbit gestation period is short and ranges from 28 to 36 days with an average period of 31 days. A longer gestation period will generally yield a smaller litter while shorter gestation periods will give birth to a larger litter. The size of a single litter can range from four to 12 kits allowing a female to deliver up to 60 new kits a year. After birth, the female can become pregnant again as early as the next day.

The mortality rates of embryos are high in rabbits and can be due to infection, trauma, poor nutrition and environmental stress so a high fertility rate is necessary to counter this.

Week 9: Feedback Responses

"Overall the Week 6 draft is well organized. I could not tell though if you plan to add other sections such as listed in Week 5 or wanted to focus more on just reproduction and respiration. Additionally it was unclear if everyone contributed to the reproduction section and then just one member to the respiratory section and how work was being split up so it was difficult to tell if work was being split up evenly."

• Decided as a group to focus on reproduction and respiratory systems
• Divided work up between members and distinguished who is doing what
• Reproduction- Kaitlyn & Alyssa
• Respiratory System- Aivi

"I can see a need for these subsections in the biology section of the rabbit page. Looking at your game plan, I think you guys might have too much to add if you plan on contributing all of the suggested sections, but I do think both of these prepared sections are a good start."

• Talk with group members and decided to add sections about the rabbit reproduction system and respiratory system.
• Take images detailing male reproductive organs
• Also discussed drawing a simple diagram of rabbit reproduction anatomy to post

"Additionally, it may be helpful to link pages that are related to your topic as it might be helpful for readers if they do not have good background knowledge in biology or anatomy"

• discuss with group members which Wikipedia pages would be useful to link

"This section is pretty long, so I would recommend searching for more sources. I would suggest that you have 4-5 sources in total."

• Continue to look for more sources to add
• Search for useful sources on PLU Library database
• Additional sources on male rabbit reproduction:
  • Reproductive Sytem of Male Rabbit

Week 7: Peer Review/Copy Edit

Pigeon: RameyEA

• Neutral Content:
  • Overall, all of the content on the page is written in a neutral tone. Good job!
• Reliable Sources:
  • You have a very good list of sources and all looked extremely reliable.
• Clear Structure:
  • The section had a clear structure and all of the material flowed together nicely.
• Copy Edits:
  • Original: "Columbidae are excellent fliers due to the lift provided by their large wings, which results in low wing loading; They are highly maneuverable in flight and have a low aspect ratio due to the width of their wings, allowing for quick flight launches and and ability to escape from predators, but at a high energy cost."
  • Edit: "Columbidae are excellent fliers due to the lift provided by their large wings, which results in low wing loading; They are highly maneuverable in flight and have a low aspect ratio due to the width of their wings, allowing for quick flight launches and the ability to escape from predators, but at a high energy cost."
  • I made some minor grammar edits.
  • Also, in the Anatomy and Physiology section I would suggest removing the part about Aristotle. It seems irrelevant and takes away from the main point which is that the columbidae do have gall.

Iguana: Armystud77

• Neutral Content:
  • Overall, all of the content on the page is written in a neutral tone. Nice job!
• Reliable Sources:
  • The sources all looked good and reliable.
  • Your Anatomy and Physiology section could use more cited sources.
• Clear Structure:
  • The sections are very well organized and go together nicely.
  • Also, would suggest adding some images maybe from dissection because the Iguana page doesn't have many images of the organisms anatomy.
• Copy Edits:
  • Original: "A phylogeny based on nuclear protein-coding genes, reviewed by Vidal and Hedges (2009) suggested that the subclade Iguania is in a group with snakes and anguimorphs, which all have an oral gland capable of secreting toxins (a derived trait)."
  • I would suggest adding links to some of the terms you have that have a wikipedia page for other users that may not know what these are (snakes, anguimorphs, lepidosaurs).

Week 6: Draft 1

Contribution:

The rabbit gestation period is short and ranges from 28 to 36 days with an average period of 31 days. A longer gestation period will generally yield a smaller litter while shorter gestation periods will give birth to a larger litter. The size of a single litter can range from four to 12 bunnies allowing a female to deliver up to 60 new kits a year. The mortality rates of embryos are high in rabbits and can be due to infection, trauma, poor nutrition and environmental stress so a high fertility rate is necessary to counter this.

Link to Group Member Sandbox:

• User:AICOI/sandbox ‎

Week 5: Sources

Reproduction:

• Rabbit Reproduction Basics
• Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit book. This book was found on Googlescholar and gives a preview for the book without having to buyout online. The online preview has a detailed description of a male and female rabbit's genitals which will be useful for the reproduction section.

Talk Page:

• My contribution to the talk page will be a suggestion to add more information about the rabbit reproductive system and the breeding habits of rabbits since there is no section on the wikipedia page. My first source details about the some of the breeding habits of rabbits which will be useful to gather information from. My second source provides a detailed and in depth description of the male and female rabbit genitalia.

Link to Group Member Sandbox:

• User:AICOI

Link to Rabbit Page:

• Rabbit

Week 4: Assignment to Group Dissections

1. Rabbit

Reasoning:

I am interested in dissecting the rabbit because rabbits are herbivores and so their digestive system is different from ours so if I were to dissect the rabbit I would want to see what that system looked like. Also, I would like to learn more about the reproductive system since they have short gestation period and large litters.

Wikipedia URL and Contribution:

Rabbit

• The contribution I would make to this page would be about their reproduction. They have an extremely short gestation period and have multiple babies in each litter. This is an important part of the organisms life and should be mentioned somewhere on this page.

2. Iguana

Reasoning:

I would like to dissect the iguana because it is a reptile and ectothermic which is very different from mammals so I would like to learn more about the anatomy of a cold-blooded organism. Also, iguanas are special because they have a three-chambered heart instead of two which I would like to see.

Wikipedia URL and contribution:

Iguana

• The contribution I would make to this page would be about thermoregulation in an iguana. Since they are ectothermic reptiles they must find ways to maintain their body temperatures. This page does not have a section on thermoregulation and I think that is an important part of an iguana's life which should be added to the page.

3. Chicken

Reasoning:

I would like to dissect the chicken because I want to now more about their reproductive system. They lay hard shelled eggs which is very different from humans and other mammals so I would like to understand how that system works.

Wikipedia URL and Contribution:

Chicken

• For this page I would also like to add a section about thermoregulation. In biology 225, we learned that the arteries and veins in the legs of birds are oriented to help with heat loss and maintain body temperatures. Since chickens legs are much further from their body they risk losing body heat and I believe that is important to add since it is a major factor in the organisms survival.

Week 3: Adding to an Article

• I will be making an addition to the section labeled "Description and Behavior"
• The addition I chose to make is the 3rd option which says to add 1-2 sentences to the article.
• The addition I made says, "This shark is known to hunt in packs that can range up into the thousands. They are aggressive hunters and have a sizable diet that can range from squid, fish, crab, jellyfish, sea cucumber, shrimp and other invertebrates."
• This website is reliable and was peer reviewed.

Week 2: Article Evaluation for Squalus acanthias

• The information in the article is relevant to the spiny dogfish. the section about "fossil range" distracted me because the section above was about "conservation statues and management".
• The article is neutral and did not display any bias claims or opinions
• The "fossil range" section was underrepresented as it only had one sentence while other sections had multiple paragraphs.
• All citations checked (1, 2, 7 and 8) were properly formatted but did not all work (7). The information found from the source supported what was found in the article.
• The sources were reliable and appeared to be neutral. Sources included statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and articles written by scientists with credentials.
• Instances of plagiarism were noted in the "Description and behavior" section at the beginning and in the part discussing reproduction. There were no citations found in this paragraph.
• All information is up-to-date although some of the links would not work so I could not assess properly. History about the evolution of the spiny dog can be added to the beginning.
• Comments on the talk page were mainly about information that was missing from the page.
• The article is related to WikiProject New Zealand because this shark is prevalent in New Zealand. Also, it is related WikiProject Sharks because the topic is "spiny dogfish" which is a type of shark.
• The article talks about the commercial use of the dogfish and goes into detail about the conservation status and management of the shark which is very different from what we discuss in class. In class, the evolution of this topic would be expanded on as well as the anatomy of the shark.