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poor replication of west nile virus (new york 1999 strain) in three reptilian and one amphibian species.because west nile (wn) virus primarily cycles between mosquitoes and birds, north american reptiles and amphibians have not been evaluated as reservoir hosts of this virus. we infected three species of reptiles and one species of amphibian: iguana iguana (green iguana), thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (florida garter snake), trachymes scripta elegans (red-ear slider), and rana catesbeiana (north american bullfrog). after inoculation with wn virus, some of the green iguanas, bullfrogs, and garter sn ...200314628941
snake food preference: innate intraspecific geographic variation.compared to florida individuals, a smaller percentage of massachusetts thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis will accept fish. both experienced adults and isolated newborn snakes respond similarly; the behavior is innate and correlated with habitat differences between the two localities. although food preference in natrix sipedon is also innate, geographic variation is not as clearcut.19685732489
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