New invasive species in Southern Florida: Gambian rat (Cricetomys gambianus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-264

  Perry, Neil D ^a   Hanson, Britta ^b   Hobgood, Winston ^c   Lopez, Roel L ^a   Okraska, Craig R ^b   Karem, Kevin ^d   Damon, Inger K ^d   Carroll, Darin S ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricetomys; Florida Keys; Gambian rat; Invasive species; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SMALL MAMMAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRICETOMYS; CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33646228633     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-132RR.1     Document Type: Article

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