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1. Only common name: "Giant Panda"
*If page address and page title are ''not'' required to be identical
** Address and title of an article could be handled independently, as [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1654.0.html proposed] by [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]] and already done at [[Special:Wantedpages]] whose title is "Wanted pages".


:'''Example:''' The '''giant panda''' (Scientific name ''Ailuropoda melanoleuca'') is a species of bear...


:'''Pros:''' May be more user friendly, as most users are unfamiliar with the scientific name.
*If page address and page title are required to be identical
:1. Only common name: "Giant Panda"


:'''Cons:''' Lacks consistency, as there are no common names for some organisms. Also, if a bot is eventually used to fill out taxoboxes, it requires that the scientific name always redirect to the common name, which may not always be the case.
::'''Example:''' The '''giant panda''' (Scientific name ''Ailuropoda melanoleuca'') is a species of bear...


2. Only scientific name: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca"
::'''Pros:''' May be more user friendly, as most users are unfamiliar with the scientific name.


:'''Example:''' '''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''', commonly known as the '''giant panda''', is a species of bear...
::'''Cons:''' Lacks consistency, as there are no common names for some organisms.  Also, if a bot is eventually used to fill out taxoboxes, it requires that the scientific name always redirect to the common name, which may not always be the case.


:'''Pros:''' More suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Avoids confusion where a common name doesn't exactly line up with a taxonomic division.
:2. Only scientific name: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca"


:'''Cons:''' Less user friendly – would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.  
::'''Example:''' '''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''', commonly known as the '''giant panda''', is a species of bear...


3. Both names, scientific one in parentheses: "Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)"
::'''Pros:''' More suited to bot farming of taxonomy.  Avoids confusion where a common name doesn't exactly line up with a taxonomic division.


:'''Example:''' The '''Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)''' is a species of bear...
::'''Cons:''' Less user friendly – would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.  


:'''Pros:''' Includes all information in title. This presentation of the information is fairly standard, so it is likely that users will recognize that the information in parentheses is the scientific name.
:3. Both names, scientific one in parentheses: "Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)"


:'''Cons:''' Name is long. Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name. Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.
::'''Example:''' The '''Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)''' is a species of bear...


4. Both names, common one in parentheses: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda)"
::'''Pros:''' Includes all information in title. This presentation of the information is fairly standard, so it is likely that users will recognize that the information in parentheses is the scientific name.


:'''Example:''' Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda) is a species of bear...
::'''Cons:''' Name is long.  Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.  Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.


:'''Pros:''' Includes all information in title. 
:4. Both names, common one in parentheses: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda)"


:'''Cons:''' Name is long.  Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.  Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy.  Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.
::'''Example:''' Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda) is a species of bear...
 
::'''Pros:''' Includes all information in title. 
 
::'''Cons:''' Name is long.  Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.  Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy.  Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.


===Taxoboxes===
===Taxoboxes===

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Please participate in the Naming conventions discussion. There is an online poll here. Also look at the proposal from Noel of separating pagenames (i.e. location) and article names (i.e. title). See the forum thread here for more details (read the whole thread for context).

Proposed subgroups

The organisation we inherited from Wikipedia is subdivided into disciplines within biology, however, we do not have to follow such a format. We can move forward with subgroups that seem more natural, and I imagine some subgroups will include several related disciplines. We can discuss this more on the subgroups thread, in the biology forum, as we reach a critical mass of editors and authors.

Relevant lists and headers from Wikipedia are shown at the bottom of this section. Also, the list of high priority articles in the next section are currently categorized by discipline.

List of biology disciplines Template:Biology-footer

High priority articles

This list of articles is not complete but it can be used as a starting point for writing new articles or focus our efforts towards getting more articles approved. Articles in bold are regarded as a higher priority. Those struck through are considered as low priority.

Biography

  1. Stub Biography
  2. Developing Article Charles Darwin
  3. Stub Francis Crick
  4. Developing Article J. B. S. Haldane
  5. Robert Hooke
  6. Bernard Katz
  7. Carolus Linnaeus
  8. Konrad Lorenz
  9. Developed Article Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  10. Developed Article Ernst Mayr
  11. Approved Article Barbara McClintock
  12. Developing Article Gregor Mendel
  13. Developing Article Alfred Russel Wallace
  14. Developing Article James D. Watson
  15. E. O. Wilson


Anatomy

  1. Developing Article Anatomy
  2. Stub Histology
  3. Developing Article Circulatory system
    1. Stub Blood
    2. Developing Article Heart
  4. Endocrine system
    1. Gland
    2. Immune system
  5. Gastrointestinal tract
    1. Large intestine
    2. Small intestine
    3. Stub Liver
  6. Integumentary system
    1. Breast
    2. Stub Skin
  7. Stub Nervous system
    1. Developing Article Brain
    2. Developing Article Spinal cord
    3. Developing Article Peripheral nervous system
  8. Sensory system
    1. Stub Auditory system
      1. Developing Article Ear
    2. Gustatory system
    3. Olfactory system
      1. Developing Article Nose
    4. Somatosensory system
    5. Visual system
      1. Stub Eye
  9. Reproductive system
    1. Stub Penis
    2. Stub Vagina
  10. Respiratory system
    1. Lung
  11. Skeleton

Biochemistry

  1. Stub Biochemistry
  2. Macromolecules
    1. Stub Nucleic acid
      1. Approved Article DNA
      2. Developing Article RNA
    2. Developing Article Protein
      1. Developing Article Enzyme
      2. Developing Article Amino acid
      3. Stub Peptide
    3. Carbohydrate
    4. Developed Article Lipid
  3. Approved Article Metabolism
    1. Developed Article Glycolysis
      1. NAD
    2. Krebs cycle
      1. FAD
    3. Electron transport chain
    4. Developing Article Photosynthesis
    5. Intermediary metabolism


Biophysics

  1. Stub Biophysics
  2. Biofilms
  3. Stub Biomechanics
    1. Molecular motor
    2. Muscle
    3. Organogenesis
  4. Biomineralisation
    1. Developing Article Fossil
    2. Skeleton
  5. Stub Bionics
  6. Biophysical techniques
    1. Confocal microscopy
    2. Developing Article CT
    3. Dielectric spectroscopy
    4. Stub ECG
    5. EEG
    6. Infrared spectroscopy
    7. MEG
    8. Stub MRI
    9. Stub Microscope
    10. Approved Article NMR spectroscopy
    11. Optical tweezers
    12. Stub Patch clamp
    13. PET
    14. TMS
    15. Ultrasound
    16. Developing Article X-ray
  7. Developing Article Cell
    1. Developing Article Cell membrane
      1. Stub Ion channel
      2. Membrane potential
      3. Phospholipid
    2. Approved Article Cell metabolism
      1. Kinetics
      2. Metabolic control theory
    3. Cell signalling
      1. Cell differentiation
      2. Immune system
    4. Cell migration
  8. Cryoptobiology
    1. Developing Article Cryobiology
      1. Stub Cryopreservation
      2. Cold hardiness
    2. Dehydration
  9. Developing Article Homeostasis
  10. Locomotion
  11. Radiobiology
  12. Stub Signal transduction
    1. Cell signalling
    2. Stub Hormones
    3. Stub Nervous system
    4. Sensory system
  13. Developed Article Systems biology
  14. Developing Article Theoretical biology
  15. Developing Article Thermodynamics


Botany

  1. Stub Botany
  2. Developing Article Fungus
    1. Yeast
  3. Plant
    1. Angiosperm
      1. Eudicotyledon
        1. Arabidopsis thaliana
        2. Stub Tobacco
        3. Oak
      2. Monocotyledon
        1. Developing Article Maize
        2. Rice
        3. Developing Article Barley
    2. Bryophyte
      1. Liverwort
      2. Stub Moss
    3. Developing Article Fern
    4. Gymnosperm
  4. Plant anatomy
    1. Leaf
    2. Developing Article Flower
      1. Petal
    3. Root
    4. Stem
    5. Plant tissues
      1. parenchyma
      2. collenchyma
      3. sclerenchyma
      4. epidermis
        1. guard cell
        2. stomate (plural: stomata)
        3. trichome
        4. root hair
      5. xylem article could merge together the subcategories
        1. vessel element
        2. tracheid
      6. phloem article could merge together the subcategories
        1. sieve tube cell
        2. companion cell
  5. Plant physiology
    1. Dehiscence
    2. Flower induction
    3. Nitrogen assimilation
    4. Plant senescence
    5. Wilting
      1. Plasmolysis
    6. Plant hormones
      1. Abscisic acid
      2. Auxin
      3. Brassinosteroid
      4. Cytokinin
      5. Ethylene
      6. Gibberellin
  6. Plant behavior
    1. Gravitropism
    2. Heliotropism
    3. Phototropism
    4. Thigmotropism


Cell biology

  1. Cell biology
  2. Developing Article Cell
  3. Stub Cell division
  4. Stub Cell nucleus
  5. Cell wall
  6. Developing Article Cell membrane
  7. Approved Article Cell metabolism
  8. Cytoplasm
  9. Developing Article Cytoskeleton
  10. Flagellum
  11. Stub Organelles
    1. Stub Chloroplast
    2. Developing Article Mitochondrion
    3. Endoplasmic reticulum
    4. Stub Golgi apparatus
    5. Vacuole
    6. Ribosome


Developmental biology

  1. Developmental biology
  2. Cellular differentiation
  3. Stem Cells
  4. Developing Article Cancer
  5. Descriptive embryology


Ecology

  1. Developing Article Ecology
  2. Stub Habitat
  3. Stub Population
  4. Developing Article Metapopulation
  5. Community (ecology)
  6. Developing Article Ecosystem
  7. Stub Landscape
  8. Developing Article Biome
  9. Species
  10. Developing Article Biodiversity
  11. Developing Article Biogeography
    1. Developing Article Island Biogeography
  12. Biological dispersal
  13. Developing Article Ecological succession
  14. Developing Article Symbiosis
  15. Stub Food web


Evolutionary biology

  1. Developing Article Evolutionary biology
  2. Developing Article Evolution
    1. Evidence of evolution
    2. Stub macroevolution
    3. microevolution
  3. Developing Article Natural selection
  4. Developing Article Gene flow
  5. Developing Article Adaptation
  6. Speciation
  7. EvoDevo


Genetics

  1. Developing Article Genetics
  2. Classical genetics
    1. Mendelian inheritance
    2. Developing Article Mutation
  3. Clinical genetics
    1. Developing Article Genetic counseling
  4. Ecological genetics
  5. Molecular genetics
  6. Developing Article Population genetics
    1. selection
    2. genetic drift
    3. Developing Article gene flow
  7. Quantitative genetics


Microbiology

  1. Developed Article Microbiology
  2. Developed Article Archaea
  3. Developed Article Bacteria


Molecular biology

  1. Molecular biology
  2. Stub Polymerase chain reaction
  3. Gel electrophoresis
  4. Stub Southern blot
  5. Northern blot
  6. Stub Restriction enzyme
  7. Stub Western blot


Neuroscience

  1. Neuroscience
  2. Behaviour
  3. Developing Article Brain
  4. Developing Article Spinal cord
  5. Intelligence
  6. Stub Nervous system
  7. Stub Neuron
  8. Neural development
  9. Developing Article Neuroanatomy
  10. Stub Neurochemistry
  11. Developing Article Synapse


Physiology

  1. Developing Article Physiology
  2. Digestion
  3. Excretion
  4. Biological reproduction
  5. Stub Hormone
    1. Stub Pregnancy
    2. Stub Asexual reproduction
    3. Sexual reproduction
  6. Respiration (physiology)


Taxonomy

  1. Developing Article Taxonomy
  2. Cladistics
  3. Stub Systematics
  4. Tree of life


Virology

  1. Developing Article Virology
  2. Approved Article Bacteriophage
  3. DNA virus
  4. RNA virus
  5. Viral diseases
    1. Developing Article AIDS
    2. Developing Article SARS
    3. Chicken Pox & Shingles (Varicella)


Zoology

  1. Stub Zoology
  2. Stub Protist
  3. Developed Article Animal
    1. Arthropod
      1. Developing Article Insect
        1. Stub Ant
        2. Developing Article Bee
        3. Developing Article Beetle
        4. Butterfly
      2. Arachnid
    2. Chordate
      1. Amphibian
        1. Frog
      2. Developed Article Fish
        1. Shark
      3. Stub Mammal
        1. Developing Article Ape
          1. Stub Human
        2. Bat
        3. Bear
        4. Camel
        5. Developed Article Cat
        6. Developing Article Cattle
        7. The Dog Family
          1. Approved Article Dog
          2. Wolf
          3. Grey Wolf
        8. Dolphin
        9. Elephant
          1. Mammoth
        10. Developed Article Horse
        11. Sheep
        12. Lion
        13. Pig
        14. Whale
      4. Stub Reptile
        1. Developing Article Dinosaur
          1. Stub Bird
            1. Eagle
            2. Duck
            3. Chicken
            4. Stub Owl
            5. Dove
            6. Developing Article Turkey
            7. Ostrich
            8. Developing Article Penguin
        2. Snake

Core article

The list below is adapted from the high priority articles above and the small list that has already started at CZ:Core_Articles#Biology. These are articles that we deem vital to get the biology section going. Please add and delete from this list. We are restricted to 198 articles that we think are needed now.

For a more comprehensive list search for the red links in the CZ:Biology_Workgroup/list or CZ:Biology_Workgroup/concepts.

Just to clarify, I combined the list the concepts and the core article we already had. I then edited for duplicates and removed items that did not seem to fit the core concept. We now have 300 articles. Feel free to add topics that are missing. Also feel free to group articles into topic related concepts, although this alphabetical list is probably OK for those wanting to see what is missing from CZ. Chris Day (talk) 16:33, 27 September 2007 (CDT)

Lower priority

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Biographies

We may already have some of these under different spellings or without the middle name.

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Organisms

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Already have these

Move these to the first column if they need a lot of work.

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Bear in mind the Health Sciences Workgroup has 198, too, and there must not be overlap. --Larry Sanger 12:02, 27 September 2007 (CDT)

Also note that the red links on the "already have" list are articles that are marked as externally sourced. These may be included at CZ:Core Articles to be rewritten.--Joe Quick (Talk) 18:53, 27 September 2007 (CDT)

Tree-of-life subgroup

A major part of the articles in the biology workgroup can be categorized under the concept of Tree of Life. All article about a species, genus or any other taxonomic level are part of this subgroup.

Naming convention

To be decided. Online poll is here. Also look at the proposal from Noel of separating pagenames (i.e. location) and article names (i.e. title). See the forum thread here for more details (read the whole thread for context).

Options:

  • If page address and page title are not required to be identical


  • If page address and page title are required to be identical
1. Only common name: "Giant Panda"
Example: The giant panda (Scientific name Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a species of bear...
Pros: May be more user friendly, as most users are unfamiliar with the scientific name.
Cons: Lacks consistency, as there are no common names for some organisms. Also, if a bot is eventually used to fill out taxoboxes, it requires that the scientific name always redirect to the common name, which may not always be the case.
2. Only scientific name: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca"
Example: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, commonly known as the giant panda, is a species of bear...
Pros: More suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Avoids confusion where a common name doesn't exactly line up with a taxonomic division.
Cons: Less user friendly – would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.
3. Both names, scientific one in parentheses: "Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)"
Example: The Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a species of bear...
Pros: Includes all information in title. This presentation of the information is fairly standard, so it is likely that users will recognize that the information in parentheses is the scientific name.
Cons: Name is long. Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name. Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.
4. Both names, common one in parentheses: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda)"
Example: Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda) is a species of bear...
Pros: Includes all information in title.
Cons: Name is long. Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name. Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.

Taxoboxes

Taxoboxes facilitate the navigation through the Tree-of-Life and each taxon is required to have one using the Template:Taxobox.

Major topics from wikipedia biology portal

General Life | species | biology
Ecology Biomass | food chain | indicator species | extinction | habitat | species distribution | Gaia theory
Conservation Biodiversity | biodiversity hotspot | nature reserve | edge effect | Allee effect | corridor | fragmentation | pollution | invasive species | in situ - ex situ | seedbank | environmental economics
Evolution Natural selection | genetic drift | sexual selection | speciation | mutation | gene flow
Tree of life Animals | plants | fungi | protists | bacteria | archaea | prokaryote | eukaryote | three-domain system | angiosperms | insects | nematodes | viruses
Development Tissues | fertilization | embryogenesis | gastrulation | neurulation | organogenesis | differentiation | morphogenesis | metamorphosis | ontogeny
Life cycle reproduction | ploidy | spermatogenesis | alternation of generations | oogenesis | parasitism | evolution of sex | meiosis | DNA replication
The cell Cell wall | cell membrane | cytoskeleton | mitochondrion | chloroplast | nucleus | endoplasmic reticulum | Golgi apparatus | cell cycle | mitosis | metabolism | cell signaling | protein targeting
Biochemistry DNA | RNA | protein | enzyme | protein folding | carbohydrate | lipid | glycolysis | citric acid cycle | electron transport chain | oxidative phosphorylation | photosynthesis | protein structure
Genetics Gene | genome | karyotype | transcription | translation | recombination | chromosome | Mendelian inheritance | phenotype | genotype | epigenetics | splicing | mutation | genetic fingerprint | chromatin | classical genetics | ecological genetics | molecular genetics | population genetics | quantitative genetics
Techniques Genetic engineering | transformation | gel electrophoresis | chromatography | centrifugation | cell culture | DNA sequencing | DNA microarray | green flourescent protein | vector | Enzyme assay | Protein purification | Western blot | Northern blot | Southern blot | restriction enzyme | polymerase chain reaction | two-hybrid screening
Other fields Anatomy | astrobiology | botany | bioengineering | bioinformatics | human biology | microbiology | origin of life | paleontology | parasitology | pathology | pharmacology | phylogenetics | physiology | marine biology | systems biology | taxonomy | zoology
Classification of man Primate | mammal | vertebrate | craniata | chordate | deuterostome | animal
History of biology Natural history | geography | ecology | molecular biology | evolutionary biology | Great Chain of Being


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