Template:Did you know nominations/Eriocampa ovata
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:57, 16 December 2019 (UTC)
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Eriocampa ovata
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that adult male woolly alder sawflies have not been detected in North America and are rare in Europe?Source: "Male: Unknown in North America. Rare in Europe."
- Reviewed: Elizabeth Richards Tilton
5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:50, 12 November 2019 (UTC).
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Hook eligibility:
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- I'd be inclined to have something in the hook about how the females breed via parthenogenesis in the absence of males—as someone not usually interested in this field, adding that is a bit more "interesting". Suggested alt below.
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Expanded article all good as is, but suggestions made to improve hookiness. MIDI (talk) 16:19, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that in the absence of males in North America, the female woolly alder sawfly breeds through parthenogenesis? Sources: absence of males in North America ("Male.—unknown in North America"); the female [...] breeds through parthenogenesis ("A parthenogenic species"). Both Smith, 1979 p19
- I would be happy with ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
- ALT1a: ... that in the absence of males, the female woolly alder sawfly breeds through parthenogenesis? --evrik (talk) 20:45, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
