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In Florida, avian species in the families Cardinalidae (northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis), Columbidae (mourning dove, Zenaida macroura), Corvidae (blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata), and Icteridae (common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula) are frequently exposed to SLEV (14).

Reemergence of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in the Americas

blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata), ravens (Corvus corax), marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) (Coppinger, 1969; Heinrich, 1988; Voelkl et al., 2006).

Dominance and Influence of Social Context on Foraging by Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)

Bat predation has been reported for another corvid species, the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata; Hoffmeister and Downes, 1964).

Mexican jays (Aphelocoma wollweberi) prey on bats in Arizona

(5) Despite their raucous calls, blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) were also common household pets, (5) probably because of their gregarious nature.

Companion birds in early America

Acorn dispersal by the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata).

Woody species composition following a wildfire in the Dugger Mountain Wilderness, Talladega National Forest, al

Learning-set behavior in the learning-set experienced blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata).

Long-term retention of olfactory discrimination learning set in rats

Nest predation is another factor potentially affecting warbler numbers; Engels and Sexton (1994) found a negative correlation between an important nest predator in urban environments, the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), and Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding density.

Factors affecting population size in Texas' Golden-cheeked Warbler

Acorn dispersal by blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata).

The Evolutionary Ecology of Nut Dispersal

Search image formation in the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata).

Enhancement of the Response of Rock Crabs, Cancer irroratus, to Prey Odors following Feeding Experience

RM mL [O.sub.2]/ BW GS Family Genus/species hg g pg Muscicapidae Turdus merula 2.13 82.8 2.49 Turdus philomelos 2.49 64.9 2.18 Emberizidae Zonotrichia albicollis 2.88 22.1 2.73 Ploceidae Lonchura striata 3.71 10.3 2.84 Passer domesticus 3.10 24.7 2.49 Corvidae Cyanocitta cristata 1.85 80.8 2.86 Garrulus glandarius 1.62 153.0 2.47 Pica pica 1.41 188.3 2.50 Corvus monedula 1.56 203.7 2.49 Corvus corone 1.22 465.2 2.46 Corvus corax 1.01 1029.1 2.42 RESULTS

Nucleotypic effect in homeotherms: body-mass independent resting metabolic rate of passerine birds is related to genome size

The common name, blue jay, actually refers to a primarily Eastern bird, Cyanocitta cristata. The two jays that frequent Western gardens are the scrub jay and the Steller's jay (see box on page 196).

Are jays the gardener's friend or foe? Our readers speak out

Experimental West Nile virus infection in blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata) and crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos).

Susceptibility of carrion crows to experimental infection with lineage 1 and 2 West Nile viruses