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Thamnophis gigas

Known as: Thamnophis couchii gigas 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Parallel Evolution of Tetrodotoxin Resistance in Three Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Genes in the Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis
Members of a gene family expressed in a single species often experience common selection pressures. Consequently, the molecular… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Parallel Arms Races between Garter Snakes and Newts Involving Tetrodotoxin as the Phenotypic Interface of Coevolution
Parallel “arms races” involving the same or similar phenotypic interfaces allow inference about selective forces driving… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
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… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
COEVOLUTION OF DEADLY TOXINS AND PREDATOR RESISTANCE: SELF-ASSESSMENT OF RESISTANCE BY GARTER SNAKES LEADS TO BEHAVIORAL REJECTION OF TOXIC NEWT PREY
Deadly toxins and resistance to them are an evolutionary enigma. Selection for increased resistance does not occur if predators… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Predation by Oregon Spotted Frogs (Rana pretiosa) on Western Toads (Bufo boreas) in Oregon
Abstract Toads of the genus Bufo co-occur with true frogs (family Ranidae) throughout their North American ranges. Yet, Bufo are… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The use of chemical cues in predator recognition by western toad tadpoles
Abstract Western toad, Bufo boreas , tadpoles were collected from a lake in the Cascade Mountains of central Oregon, where they… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Purification and characterization of a chemoattractant from electric shock-induced earthworm secretion, its receptor binding, and signal transduction through the vomeronasal system of garter snakes.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The Efferent Connections of the Olfactory Bulb and Accessory Olfactory Bulb in the Snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis and Thamnophis radix
The efferent connections of the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb of two species of garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Chemical prey preference polymorphism in newborn garter snakes Thamnophis sirtalis.
Newborn, previously unfed garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) respond with prey attack and tongue flicking to water based… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Temperature-dependent shifts in the metabolism of a cool temperate reptile, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis.
  • M. Aleksiuk
  • Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A…
  • 1971
  • Corpus ID: 37211366
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