Talk:Gray-tailed vole

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additional references

• http://www.worldcat.org/title/quantitative-survey-of-the-fleas-associated-with-the-gray-tailed-vole-microtus-canicaudus-miller/oclc/9598396

Polygamous?

This text is being moved here for discussion: "Gray-tailed voles are [[polygamous]]; females are [[Territory (animal)|territorial]], males have large home ranges that overlap those of several females, and juvenile [[emigration]] is male-biased.<ref>Wolff, J. O., W. D. Edge, and R. Bentley. 1994. Reproductive and behavioral biology of the gray-tailed vole. Journal of Mammalogy 75:873-879.</ref>" This is a primary source and the last sentence two sentences of the sources abstract dilute out the claim. This should be sourced from a review article or tertiary source to meet inclusion on this article. —Gaff ^ταλκ 07:12, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

East of the Cascades?

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28864/28864-h/28864-h.htm

GA Review

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Reviewer: AmaryllisGardener (talk · contribs) 19:28, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Review

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

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5. It is stable.

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Notes

Just a couple minor things:

• What's with the coordinates?

That is where the type specimen was taken. Kind of a wonky idea, so I will take them down until I ask what some others think.Gaff (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

• "In Latin, the species name canicaudus derives from canens meaning "gray" and cauda meaning "tail.""

• I think the period needs to be outside of the quotation marks.

I'll check with a grammar guru and sort it out.Gaff (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Other than that, good job! :) --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 19:44, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Gaff (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Questions arising from copy edit

• Distribution and habitat: the term "transition zone" (why upper case?) needs clarification. The page Transition zone is a disambiguation page, but none of the sense listed there seem applicable here. --Stfg (talk) 15:29, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

• The term came out of the book Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon, but I do not think that it is in regular use, so I will think of something to take its place. Thank you for working on this article. --Gaff (talk) 15:34, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

• Thanks, and welcome. --Stfg (talk) 16:23, 12 February 2015 (UTC)