Talk:Poecilia vivipara

A fact from Poecilia vivipara appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that for the southern molly, sexual selection favors smaller males because they copulate by sneaking up to females?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 22:56, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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A male southern molly

... that you should not have molly without some salt? Source: "Use shallow tanks with a sandy bottom. Vegetation is secondary. Water: pH 7.0- 8.2; hardness 10-40° dGH. Needs a low concentration of table salt." [1]
- ALT1: ... that scientists cannot always tell whether the southern molly (male pictured) is native or invasive because it can move to islands on its own? Source: "given the euryhaline capacity of P. vivipara, a potential scenario of natural (passive or active) dispersal cannot be ruled out"[2]
- ALT2: ... that in the southern molly, sexual selection favors smaller males (pictured) because they copulate by sneaking up to females? Source: "The males present consistently smaller means and variances than females, possibly because of selection for small males in opportunistic matings."[3]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gracie Mansion
- Comment: I present the newest instalment in my quirky/punny fish hook series. Should this one prove objectionable, two alternative hooks and a photo are provided.

Created by Surtsicna (talk). Self-nominated at 18:31, 8 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Poecilia vivipara; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice pun; all of the hooks are interesting, but ALT0 is obviously the best. AryKun (talk) 09:32, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]