Talk:Goeldi's marmoset

Wiki Education assignment: GEOG 479 Primate Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 8 September 2022 and 16 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Rosalie Castillo (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Rosalie Castillo (talk) 22:29, 31 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Article

Hello! I will be editing this article to add more information about Callimicos' habitat, diet, socialization, among others. -Rosalie Castillo (talk) 05:53, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Adding a section

I will expand on an existing paragraph and I will provide a name to it (taxonomy). I would also like to ask for the reference of this paragraph that I'm planning to expand on: "Goeldi's marmoset was first described in 1904, making Callimico one of the more recent monkey genera to be described. In older classification schemes it was sometimes placed in its own family Callimiconidae and sometimes, along with the marmosets and tamarins, in the subfamily Callitrichinae in the family Cebidae. More recently, Callitrichinae has been (re-)elevated to family status as Callitrichidae." Rosalie Castillo (talk) 16:04, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Rosalie Castillo: The MSW3 reference can be used for some of that. For Callitrichidae being the current family name (as opposed to being a subfamily) Rylands and IUCN references on that page will work (Rylands would be a primary or secondary source, IUCN would definitely be a secondary source), or you can look at the references on the Callitrichidae article. I'm not sure how far back one would have to go for the Callimiconidae reference, so you should check the references on the family page or do a Google Scholar search. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:58, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've added ref marks to the paragraph in the article. - UtherSRG (talk) 17:02, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for adding the references. I found a source that could be used for the part it says citation needed, but it was given a reference number 6. I do not know how to change the numbers given to the citations for all of them to look in the right order. Could you please explain it to me or fix it. Thank you very much! Rosalie Castillo (talk) 21:58, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tag numbers are automatic. First one in the article is 1, second one is 2, etc. - UtherSRG (talk) 22:24, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for letting me know and for responding so quickly. It is very appreciated. I would also like to communicate that I mostly will expand on the information already published and add some headings. Rosalie Castillo (talk) 02:25, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for references

Good morning! Could you please provide a reference for this data: "Females reach sexual maturity at 8.5 months, males at 16.5 months. The gestation period lasts from 140 to 180 days." I found a peer reviewed paper that gives 149 to 156 days for the gestation period (very close to the one given here) and 57 weeks, which is about 13 months for the sexual maturity (without distinction of male of female sexual maturity). I think making a gender difference for the sexual maturity is very interesting but I cannot found the reference for that information. Could you please provide the sources for it.

Similarly, where do I find the statement about "Females outnumber males by 2 to 1". The reference number 6 given for that statement has no page and I tried to look for that in the book referred and I cannot find it. From what I read their group composition is very varied in terms of sex and number. I am planning to add a social system section that talks about it.

Finally, where can I find that "The life expectancy in captivity is about 10 years." I found in a peer reviewed article that their life span in captivity is 5.5 years. I know life expectancy and lifespan are not necessarily the same but as I was trying to find the source for information about the 10 years I came across the life span. Rosalie Castillo (talk) 10:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you check the existing references on this page to see if any of them fit what you are looking for? That's where I'd start my search if I had the time today. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:54, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good morning. Yes, I did check on the references on this page and I could not find them. That is why I wanted to know if I missed something because I cannot find this information. I might use the references I found for this information but I will try by all means to keep the original text with only minor edits but adding more information to it. Rosalie Castillo (talk) 16:07, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]