User:Operator365

About Me

Hello and welcome to my user page! My background is in biology, with a growing academic interest in zoology and wildlife endocrinology. I’m passionate about understanding the natural world and its intricate connections, and I love sharing that knowledge through writing and projects.

Beyond my professional interests, I have a diverse array of hobbies. I’m fascinated by amateur radio and its history, particularly the contributions of women in early broadcasting. I also enjoy photography, capturing moments that reflect the beauty of nature and human creativity. When I’m not behind a camera or a keyboard, I’m likely experimenting in the kitchen, tending to my garden, or diving into historical research.

I’m a proud New Zealander, always keen to connect with others who share my interests. I'm a native English speaker. Let’s collaborate to make Wikipedia a richer and more inclusive resource!

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Current Projects

= Women in Zoological History =

=== Drafts Pending: ===

  • Marguerite Henry (Australian entomostracans)
  • Helen Lucia Mary Pixell (Protozoans) - searching for images with permissions

=== To create: ===

  • Daphne Aubertin (Assistant Keeper in the Department of Entomology from 1927 until 1935, British Museum)
  • Philippa Chicheley Esdaile (first woman in the UK to head a Zoology Department)
  • Mary Louisa Hett (Zoology Department at Bedford College, University of London)
  • Kathleen Lander (Society’s Honorary Acting Prosector)
  • Doris R. Crofts (Museum Curator in the Zoology Department)
  • Eleanor M. Brown (Aquarium Research Fellow from January 1928 until March 1931)
  • Elizabeth Lyell Anthony (Harvard Musuem of Natural History)
  • Janice Emens McAdam (Physicist, Auckland)
  • Dorothy Urlich-Cloher (Geographer + Biographer, Auckland)
  • Alice Robertson (UC Berkley, 1898)
  • Edna Earle Watson (Bailey) (UC Berkley, 1906)
  • Olive Swezy (UC Berkley, 1913)
  • Margaret Campell Mann (Lesley) (University of Oregon, 1915)
  • Helen Esther McDonald (Steinfeld) (Butler College, 1921)

= Women in Radio History =

=== Created: ===

=== Pending: ===

  • Eunice Randall Thompson

=== Drafts to create: ===

  • Vera Wyse Munro
  • Sybil Herrold (San Jose from 1912 to 1917)
  • Nancy Clancy (WAHG)
  • Jesse Koewing (New York City, WOR)
  • Betty Lutz (WEAF)
  • Dottie Abbott (WHER)
  • Marie Zimmerman (Vinton, Iowa, 1922)
  • Lt. Esther Given (hospital ship communications, 1945-)
  • Isabel Baumann (https://doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2019.1564998)
  • Rosa Trias (Ràdio Associació de Catalunya staff, imprisoned 1939) (https://doi.org/10.60940/qcac50id431850)
  • Teresa Elias (Ràdio Associació de Catalunya staff, imprisoned 1939) (https://doi.org/10.60940/qcac50id431850)
  • Maria Carme Nicolau (Ràdio Barcelona, 1930s) (https://doi.org/10.60940/qcac50id431850)
  • Rosalia Rovira (Ràdio Associació de Catalunya announcer, 1930s) (https://doi.org/10.60940/qcac50id431850)
  • Francina Boris (Radio España de Gerona) (https://doi.org/10.60940/qcac50id431850)
  • Antolina Boada (Radio Tarrasa) (https://doi.org/10.60940/qcac50id431850)
  • Gwen Wagner (WPO, Memphisc, Tennessee) (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315189840-33/radio-voices-michele-hilmes)
  • Abbye White (1923, 3rd place Radio Broadcast set-building competition) [https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315189840-33/radio-voices-michele-hilmes (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315189840-33/radio-voices-michele-hilmes])
  • Emma Candler (8NH, St. Marys, Ohio) (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315189840-33/radio-voices-michele-hilmes)
  • M. Adaire Garmhausen (Bent hairpin detector) (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315189840-33/radio-voices-michele-hilmes)
  • Ilse Oberhofer (Ö1, the first ORF radio channel 1968, Austria) (https://www.academia.edu/62261847/Women_s_Voices_in_Radio)

= Misc =

=== Created: ===

=== Pending: ===

  • Female Masculinization Hypothesis - model for reverse sexual dimorphism in mammals

=== Edit finished: ===

  • Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna) - added information about female genital masculinisation and intra-specific chromosomal variation. Added to information about physical appearance, home range size and use, foraging, predators, gestation, reproductive behaviours, parental care, chemical and vocal commmunication, agonistic behaviours.
  • Began editing rough-and-tumble play: added sexual dimorphism section, examples of some mammals (primarily carnivora and primates) and some images.

=== Edits to existing pages: ===

  • Edit African pygmy mouse entry (sex determination, XX, XX* or X*Y in females)
  • Edit Korean field mouse entry - B chromosomes present
  • Edit Common racoon dog - B chromosomes present Edit
  • Northern pintail (small % of females display masculine plumage + courtship displays)
  • Edit sexual bimaturism - examples

=== Drafts to create: ===

  • Female Social Dominance (FSD)
  • Jost Model (theoretical model for hyena)
  • Juvenile play (re: animal development + social behavior)
  • Male Deference Hypothesis
  • Sex Semiochemical Hypothesis