Subterranean rodents as pests: The case of the pocket gopher

Abstract

With over 2000 species, the order Rodentia has more members than any other order ofmammals(Nowak1999). The distributionof rodents is nearly worldwide; their use of habitats is extensive and varied. Most rodent species are relatively small, secretive, prolific, and all have continuously growing incisors. Many rodent species have ecological, scientific, cultural, and/or economic importance.