Chapter sixteen: Rodents and other vertebrate invaders in the United States

• Main Authors: Fall, Michael W., Avery, Michael L., Campbell, Tyler A., Egan, Peter J., Engeman, Richard M., Pimentel, David, Pitt, William C., Shwiff, Stephanie A., Witmer, Gary W.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2011
• Subjects: Indian; Norway; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/icwdm_usdanwrc/1308; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/icwdm_usdanwrc/article/2306/viewcontent/Fall_BI2_2011_Rodents_and_other_vertebrate.pdf

Contents 16.1 Introduction 381 16.2 Assessing impacts of rodents and other vertebrate invaders 385 16.3 Accounts of some important vertebrate invaders 38616.3.1 Norway rant (Rattus norvegicus) 38616.3.2 Roof Rat (Rattus rattus) 38716.3.3 Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) 38816.3.4 House mouse (Mus Musculus) 38816.3.5 Nutria (Myocastor coypus) 38916.3.6 Gambian giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus) 39016.3.7 Feral swine (Sus scofa) 39016.3.8 Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) 39116.3.9 Rock pigeon (Columba livia) 39216.3.10 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 39316.3.11 European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 39316.3.12 Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) 39416.3.13 Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) 39516.3.14 Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) 39616.3.15 Coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) 39716.3.16 Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) 39716.3.17 European and Asian carp (Cyprinidae) 398 16.4 Offshore Threats 399 16.5 Discussion 400 Acknowledgements 401 References 401