| preliminary disease surveillance in west texas quail (galliformes: odontophoridae) populations. | northern bobwhite (colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (callipepla squamata) occur throughout northwestern texas and overall population numbers have been declining for the past 30 yr. this decline has been attributed to habitat loss associated with intensive agricultural practices. we propose that disease may be a contributing factor to decline. our findings suggest that west nile virus (wnv) infection may be common in wild quail populations on the rolling plains of northwestern texas. serum s ... | 2013 | 23568922 |