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Reviewer: Thebiguglyalien (talk · contribs) 18:37, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
Bear with me, I haven't reviewed any biology articles before. I mostly took it because who can say no to a face like this. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 18:37, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
provide keen vision– This feels imprecise/unscientific. What's the benefit of outward angling?
Their scavenging is considered an important factor in keeping beaches clean– Considered by whom? Why?
They contribute greatly to keeping the beaches clean by scavenging.🏵️Etrius ( Us) 21:10, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
and will employ chemical cues to avoid the crabs– What are "chemical cues" in this context?
Compared to other members of the Hemigrapsus genus– I would use "unlike" instead of "compared to".
Different sex crabs– Phrasing.
Sourcing is consistent and most sources seem generally reliable. What makes NW Marine Life reliable?
Spotchecks:
abundant setaeon the legs, while the article says that they
lack setae.
The purple shore crab is an osmoregulator, thus it can tolerate hyper-osmotic and hypo-osmotic environments.– This is a fairly basic fact, but watch for close paraphrasing.
Nucella lamellosa has been documented to be attracted to the scent of H. nudus but is not a known predator.– Close paraphrasing.
is most commonly found sheltering under rocks and in seaweed within the inter-tidal and sub-tidal regions?
Males will often fight when disturbed while females will autotomize.– Another that feels like close paraphrasing but is also a simple fact.
differing them from the zoea of H. oregonensis which only have a single lateral projection– Is H. oregonensis relevant enough for inclusion? Other comparisons seem to be about major behavioral differences or ways to distinguish near-identical species, but it's unclear what the significance of this is.
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