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- Title
NEW INVASIVE SPECIES IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA: GAMBIAN RAT (CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS).
- Authors
Perry, Neil D.; Hanson, Britta; Hobgood, Winston; Lopez, Roel L.; Okraska, Craig R.; Karem, Kevin; Damon, Inger K.; Carroll, Darin S.
- Abstract
On 17 August 2004, 5 Gambian rats (Cricetomys gambianus; 2 males and 3 females) were collected on Grassy Key, Florida. Evidence obtained from this collection confirms the existence of the 1st North American established and reproducing Cricetomys population. This invasive rodent population could represent a new series of ecological threats to the native and endemic flora and fauna of southern Florida.
- Subjects
FLORIDA Keys (Fla.); FLORIDA; RATS; ZOONOSES; ANIMAL species
- Publication
Journal of Mammalogy, 2006, Vol 87, Issue 2, p262
- ISSN
0022-2372
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1644/05-MAMM-A-132RR.1