User:Sbugden/sandbox

Article evaluation Within the article entitled “Karl Lashley”, everything appeared to be relevant to the main topic, and there was no out of date information. However, there may be a claim that is biased towards the reliability of Lashley's research, or it could simply be poor wording. In the 'Career' section of the article, in relation to his work on learning and discrimination, it states that he lesioned specific regions of the cortex which led to the confirmation of his hypothesis. Based on my research of this topic, it is known that he was not specific with his lesioning, and would lesion large regions. Then it states that his results were unreliable and incorrect due to his flawed lesioning methods. Therefore, his flawed technique should probably be mentioned earlier to avoid confusion. It also describes his initial hypothesis was "erroneous" which implies the individual's opinion on the topic. Also, when mentioning newer research that negates Lashley's study, it merely says that our current understanding no longer reflects his views, but does not explain why, what study, and who completed the study. There is only one citation linked with this even though there is much more evidence on our current understanding of the subject. Overall, this section of the article is not well articulated and does not appear to be as coherent as it should.

Locomotor Mimicry Article

Currently, there is no article on this topic and therefore I intend to create one. First I will discuss what locomotor mimicry is and give an operational definition.

I will also discuss potential reasons as to why animals perform this behavior and give examples that have been observed and studied.

Review- Locomotor mimicry

You appear to be very knowledgeable on your chosen topic and have obviously sorted through the information provided by your resources very well. Your resources also appear relevant, varied, and credible. There are just a few suggestions I have after reading through your article draft. First, you mention that locomotor mimicry is the mimicking of movements of a less desirable species to avoid predation. You then mention that the mimicking of predator movements also occurs. Is this predator mimicry another type of mimicry or simply another form of locomotor mimicry? I’m assuming locomotor mimicry is simply the mimicking of another animal’s movements to avoid predation and that it can be in the form of mimicking either a less desirable species or a predator. You may want to rephrase your introduction of this topic so the definition can be clarified. As well, you haven’t yet provided a more detailed outline on how you plan to present your information. I believe making such an outline with section headings and subheadings would be beneficial in helping you to stay organized when you start drafting your full article. Sboychuk (talk) 15:38, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

Thank you! Sbugden (talk) 19:31, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Article Draft

Locomotor mimicry is a subtype of Batesian mimicry in which animals avoid predation by mimicking the movements of another species. This can be in the form of mimicking a less desirable species or by mimicking the predator itself Animals can show similarity in swimming, walking, or flying of their model animals. Predator locomotor mimicry can be so effective that the predator will complete behaviors such as courtship toward the prey, indicating the misidentification of the prey as a conspecific..

outline

- Introduction

History

Ex: Past research

Types of locomotor mimicry

Ex: Predatory, less desirable species

Benefits of locomotor mimicry

Why does it occur Ex: avoid predation

Info with citations 

• definition
• original research
• escape mimicry - via frustration learning - predator learns that prey is not profitable
• flies mimic foraging behaviour of bees to avoid predation
• neotropical butterflies - escape mimicry tactics

• definition
• the jumping spider mimics an ant in a form of protective locomotor mimicry
• the spider uses all eight legs when walking to mimic an ant, but uses legs to mimic ant antennae when not moving
• how to complete gait analyses - film subjects walking across glass using high speed cameras
• trade-offs - this species of spider attacks prey at a close range, whereas other jumping spider species jump on prey from larger distances

• salticids are spiders and are predators to other spiders and insects - but are prey to ants
• myrmecomorphic spiders resemble the locomotory pattern of ants 

• moths that imitate spider characteristics had decreased predation rates
• predators can treat prey as a conspecific - indicates the misidentification 
• moths were presented to spiders on feeding day before food was provided
• measurements: time until moth’s death, time until first attack, and spider leg raising behaviour
• spiders showed courting behaviour and territorial behaviour towards the mimicking moths
• spider-like displays could prevent predation against other predators as well

• mimicry in flight path of butterfly species
• avoid predation