User:BenChance/New sandbox
Group Editing Plan
Final Edits
Alyza's Edits Ben's Edits Jasmine's Edits
Add embedded link to brown rat in first sentence. -BC
Alyza- "Research" section, I would incorporate the idea of why rats are great model organisms (would have to look for links relating to that) and provide a picture of our rat (before the dissection) to show that rats are great organisms to study the anatomy of a mammal/rodents. Also adding information on what makes up a lab rat. This section is clear but needs a hint of revision and clarity.
(week 6 revision ideas)
adding "Scientists have bred many strains or "lines" of rats specifically for experimentation...due to their measurable intelligence which has found to be similar in humans, rats has aid the understanding of different cognitive factors which makes rat a good model organism."[1] (exact format like this)
In the beginning of the Characteristics section, the article goes in depth into the dentition of rodents so here is another place where I could possibly add a picture of the teeth of our mice as a form of media if I can capture a clear and high quality photo. There is a drawing of incisors, but not of diastema so maybe I will try to capture that aspect. -BC
Alyza- "Mating among rodents can vary from monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity" -Quotes from the second paragraph, the idea of sexually transmitted disease/infections ( add context behind that)
Interesting link -Brucellosis
In the characteristics section, add pictures of the claw-like nails, as well as functions of the claw-like nails. Add embedded link for Claw. -JK
Alyza- In the "reproduction" section I could expand more information about the anatomy of the female and male reproductive systems and the function of each part they take. Using the rat in the lab, I could show the picture of the genitalia area of the male and provide context whereas, in the female reproductive system of the rat, I would look for links and pictures to provide information for that section
Alyza- Reproductive system embedded link for reproduction
(week 6 revision idea)
Alyza- *Murids' social behavior have an impact in the reproduction. Females displaying proceptive phase which initiate a males to mate with the female[2]* perform Some murids are highly social, while others are solitary. Females commonly produce several litters annually. In warm regions, breeding may occur year-round commonly producing an average of 8 to 18 pups [3].Though The lifespans of most genera are generally less than two years, although murids have high reproductive potential and their in populations tend to resulting an exponential increase in the population increase rapidly and then drastically decline .In contrast, when a stressor are introduced, a drastic decline in population is resulted, one the factors are limitation of food resources have been exhausted. This is often seen in a three- to four-year cycle. In addition to reproduction, behaviors in nesting materials may affect the performance of the breeding season"
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I am planning to take a picture of our rats teeth in lab to add to the diet and dentition section of the article in the form of media. I could also try to show how it features a diastema as well which the article already mentions. -BC
I could expand more on the tail by adding more about its functions. Also, take a picture of the tail from our laboratory rat and maybe do some cross-section photos. I would add this to the characteristic section on the Wikipedia page. -JK
Added embedded link for Tail in the characteristics section. -JK
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Alyza- shows that the page needs more medical references. The article needs more pictures. On the bacteria of the infection, providing pictures of Spirillosis and Streptobacillosis
I found a source explaining how S. moniliformis is a bacteria found in the microbiome of a rat's respiratory tract and is found in healthy rats with no signs of deleterious symptoms. -BC
List of Possible Sources/Bibliography
Interesting article about laboratory rats in general and their history[5] -BC
More useful information about lab rats[6] -BC
Research about the muridae family[7] -BC
Great review article about rat-bite fever with many useful references to primary research[8] -BC
Useful information about rat characteristics including tail, teeth and reproduction - jk[9]
- ^ "Rat", Wikipedia, 2022-02-08, retrieved 2022-03-21
- ^ "Neuroanatomical dichotomy of sexual behaviors in rodents: a special emphasis on brain serotonin".
- ^ "Breeding and Reproduction of Rats - All Other Pets". Merck Veterinary Manual. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ Schwabe, Kerstin; Boldt, Lena; Bleich, André; van Dijk, Roelof Maarten; Helgers, Simeon Oscar Arnulfo; Häger, Christine; Nowakowska, Marta; Riedesel, Ann-Kristin; Schönhoff, Katharina; Struve, Birgitta; Wittek, Jürgen (2019-07-23). "Nest-building performance in rats: impact of vendor, experience, and sex". Laboratory Animals. 54 (1): 17–25. doi:10.1177/0023677219862004. ISSN 0023-6772.
- ^ Modlinska, Klaudia; Pisula, Wojciech (2020-01-17). King, Stuart RF; Rodgers, Peter; King, Stuart RF; Desvars, Amelie (eds.). "The Norway rat, from an obnoxious pest to a laboratory pet". eLife. 9: e50651. doi:10.7554/eLife.50651. ISSN 2050-084X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Sengupta, Pallav (June 2013). "The Laboratory Rat: Relating Its Age With Human's". International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 4 (6): 624–630. ISSN 2008-7802. PMC 3733029. PMID 23930179.
- ^ Freudenthal, Matthijs; Suárez, Elvira (January 1999). "Family Muridae". Miocene Land Mammals of Europe: 401–409 – via Research Gate.
- ^ Elliott, Sean P. (January 2007). "Rat Bite Fever and Streptobacillus moniliformis". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 20 (1): 13–22. doi:10.1128/CMR.00016-06. ISSN 0893-8512. PMC 1797630. PMID 17223620.
- ^ "Species Specific Information: Rat". web.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-18.