User:Ehaw13/Mountain pocket gopher/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

^[1] Ingles, Lloyd G. (1949). "Ground Water and Snow as Factors Affecting the Seasonal Distribution of Pocket Gophers, Thomomys monticola"
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal about how the Mountain Pocket Gopher is distributed based on seasonal affects. It is very specific and an excellent, throughout resource for the distribution of the animal.
^[2]Warren, Edward R. (1937). "Notes on Pocket Gophers". Journal of Mammalogy.
- This is another peer-reviewed scientific journal article. It is more general biological information about the gopher, but still relevant and trustworthy.
^[3] Ingles, Lloyd G. (1951). "Outline for an Ecological Life History of Pocket Gophers and Others Fossorial Mammals". Ecology.
- This peer-reviewed scientific paper focuses on the study of the Mountain Pocket Gopher and contains a vast list of references from equally reputable sources.
^[4] Lessa, Enrique P.; Thaeler, Charles S. (1989). "A Reassessment of Morphological Specializations for Digging in Pocket Gophers"
- As a peer-reviewed and published scientific journal, this article includes specific diagrams of Mountain Pocket Gopher skulls and digging behaviors that could add more substance to the Wikipedia article.
Teipner, Cynthia Lea; Garton, Edward O.; Nelson, Jr., Lewis (September 1983). "Pocket Gophers in Forest Ecosystems" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture: 7.
- Scientific peer-reviewed journal published by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Wide array of sources and extensive information.
Wilson, D.E. (1993). Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Comprehensive textbook on mammal species, including the mountain pocket gopher.

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References[edit]

^ Ingles, Lloyd G. (1949). "Ground Water and Snow as Factors Affecting the Seasonal Distribution of Pocket Gophers, Thomomys monticola". Journal of Mammalogy. 30 (4): 343–350. doi:10.2307/1375210. ISSN 0022-2372.
^ Warren, Edward R. (1937). "Notes on Pocket Gophers". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (4): 473–477. doi:10.2307/1374338. ISSN 0022-2372.
^ Ingles, Lloyd G. (1951). "Outline for an Ecological Life History of Pocket Gophers and Others Fossorial Mammals". Ecology. 32 (3): 537–544. doi:10.2307/1931730. ISSN 0012-9658.
^ Lessa, Enrique P.; Thaeler, Charles S. (1989). "A Reassessment of Morphological Specializations for Digging in Pocket Gophers". Journal of Mammalogy. 70 (4): 689–700. doi:10.2307/1381704. ISSN 0022-2372.

Outline of proposed changes[edit]

Click on the edit button to draft your outline.

As of now, the article on the Mountain Pocket Gopher has only an unclear picture, scientific classification, location, and conservation status in a short couple of sentences. My plan is to expand the article by adding several more paragraphs and sections. I want to add a section on reproduction, characteristics, native areas, and more general information that the article currently lacks. I will change the photo to one more clear and possibly add more to illustrate the anatomy. The article "Ground Water and Snow as Factors Affecting the Seasonal Distribution of Pocket Gophers, Thomomys monticola" by Lloyd Ingles will be perfect for describing the seasonal changes, and the same author's article "Outline for an Ecological Life History of Pocket Gophers and Others Fossorial Mammals" will fill in some other relevant information. Edward Warren's "Notes on Pocket Gophers" will provide information on behavior and reproduction to affirm the other claims. As of now there is only one source on the article, so the goal is to expand this with more sources. "A Reassessment of Morphological Specializations for Digging in Pocket Gophers" by Enrique P. Lessa and Charles S. Thaeler will provide more information on behavior when it comes to digging, which will add more specificity to their actions as a species. Overall, with these scientific journals and any more credible articles that may assist me I can add more sections and information to this article to improve its quality.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] Ingles, Lloyd G. (1949). "Ground Water and Snow as Factors Affecting the Seasonal Distribution of Pocket Gophers, Thomomys monticola". Journal of Mammalogy. 30 (4): 343–350. doi:10.2307/1375210. ISSN 0022-2372.

[2] Warren, Edward R. (1937). "Notes on Pocket Gophers". Journal of Mammalogy. 18 (4): 473–477. doi:10.2307/1374338. ISSN 0022-2372.

[3] Ingles, Lloyd G. (1951). "Outline for an Ecological Life History of Pocket Gophers and Others Fossorial Mammals". Ecology. 32 (3): 537–544. doi:10.2307/1931730. ISSN 0012-9658.

[4] Lessa, Enrique P.; Thaeler, Charles S. (1989). "A Reassessment of Morphological Specializations for Digging in Pocket Gophers". Journal of Mammalogy. 70 (4): 689–700. doi:10.2307/1381704. ISSN 0022-2372.

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