Talk:Surface wave detection by animals

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Fish only?[edit]

The hat on this article states that it relates only to aquatic animals and specifically fish. However, there is information from land animals such as elephants. Is this information excluded from this article. If so, perhaps the title should indicate this exclusivity.__DrChrissy (talk) 21:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As it stands, "Surface wave detection" is too general a title. How about renaming the article as "Surface wave detection by animals"? Then we can do away with the hat. Can plants be said to meaningfully detect surface waves? --Epipelagic (talk) 21:43, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would be in favour of this name change as it then leaves the door open for other editors to create pages on "Surface wave detection (humans)" and "Surface wave detection (plants)" if these are required.__DrChrissy (talk) 22:17, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've renamed the article and removed the hat --Epipelagic (talk) 22:23, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well done. I will start editing the article when I have done sufficient research.__DrChrissy (talk) 18:04, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is the title confusing?[edit]

I am a little confused by the title of this article. Surface waves according to Surface waves are mechanical waves that propagate along the interface between differing media, usually (my emphasis) two fluids with different densities. The article then states - "Surface waves, in this mechanical sense, are commonly known as either Love waves (L waves) or Rayleigh waves. A seismic wave is a wave that travels through the Earth...". Here is the problem: Seismic communication indicates that many animals detect Rayleigh waves - should these animals be discusssed on Surface wave detection by animals? Surface wave detection by animals currently states that the waves to be considered are more technically termed Capillary waves and this relates only to water. If so, this would exclude many of the animals using seismic sensitivity, but it means the correct title for this current article should be more accurately named Capillary wave detection by animals. What do others think?__DrChrissy (talk) 20:54, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, electromagnetic waves can also be surface waves, and at that point the article has completely lost focus. I think you should rename it Capillary wave detection by animals. --Epipelagic (talk) 22:47, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]