User:Lexiehiggins/sandbox

Cyclostomata:

- Maybe adding more the first paragraph of what a Cyclostomata is. More details than it's just jawless fish.

- What evidence (or give more resources and data) backs the vertebrate and cyclostomata hypothesis'?

- There are several resources listed that could possibly give much more information to the anatomy of the lamprays and hagfishes, but the ear and gut are the only things discussed in somewhat detail.

-Adding in a simplified tree of each hypothesis would also help visualize what the author is talking about.

-All of the sources seem reliable and well put together, mostly scholarly articles.

- The Wiki author somewhat jumps around throughout each section, especially the third. This can be distracting and hard to follow.

Adding a citation to an article:

Blowhole (anatomy) article: "Air sacs just below the blowhole allow whales to produce sounds for communication and (for those species capable of it) echolocation. These air sacs are filled with air, which is then released again to produce sound in a similar fashion to releasing air from a balloon." Before

"Air sacs just below the blowhole allow whales to produce sounds for communication and (for those species capable of it) echolocation. These air sacs are filled with air, which is then released again to produce sound in a similar fashion to releasing air from a balloon. When whales dive under water their nasal plug covers the nasal passage to the blowhole. The muscles controlling the nasal plug are relaxed during this time, however when the whale comes up for air these muscles contract and allow for the blowhole to be opened and the process of exhalation and inhalation to occur." After

Dissection Projects:

1. Iguana
   • Possible articles to edit:
   • Dewlap
   • Parietal eye
   • Tympanum (anatomy)
   • The article itself would also be a good article to edit sense it is a start page with high importance for one project and low for another
   • I would like to dissect an Iguana as my first choice because I have experience with caring for Iguanas and would love to be able to work on dissecting one and learning it's inner anatomy.
2. Proteidae
   • Possible articles to edit:
   • Necturus
   • Gill
   • Sirenidae
   • The page itself would also be a great one to edit sense there is not much material and it is a start page of high importance.
   • I would like to work on dissecting a Proteidae (muddpuppy) as my second choice because they are another type of reptile, and I have a high interest in dissecting an amphibious tetrapod.
3. Chimaera
   • Possible articles to edit :
   • Operculum (fish)
   • Chimaeridae
   • Clasper
   • The page itself is also a good page to edit, it is a start page with high importance
   • I would like to work on dissecting a Chimaera because it's an animal I've never seen before and I have high interest in fish and more aquatic species.

Dissection Group Project (Week 5): Iguana

• The group sandbox with be Hartmacl
• Pages assigned to our group: Iguana, Dewlap
• Iguana:
  • I found one good resource to maybe add to the Iguana page.
    • http://www.jstor.org/stable/3881549?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
• Dewlap:
  • I worked on finding resources to add to the dewlap page. I focused mostly on reptiles (Iguanas more specifically). I am adding my resources to Hartmacl's sandbox and then we are adding to talk pages. Each of us has picked one specific thing to work on.
    • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432805800828
      • Talks about the structure of the Dewlap. Also the bio-mechanics of it's movement
    • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1096495906002612
      • Looks at the coloration of the reptile dewlap forming from carotenoid and pterin pigments.
    • http://www.jstor.org/stable/1563454?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
      • Discusses the function of the color of the reptile dewlap

Game Plan (Week 6):

I would like to add more to the dewlap page about the color of the dewlap and how it forms from cartnoid and pterin pigments. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1096495906002612) There is some information on the coloration of the dewlap on the page, but not much. I would also like to add more to the mechanics of the reptile dewlap(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432805800828), sense the dewlap page doesn't seem to discuss the mechanics of reptile's dewlap at all.