Organisms

Gophers

The family Geomyidae of burrowing rodents, commonly called pocket gophers. There are six genera, all found in North America.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The family Geomyidae of burrowing rodents, commonly called pocket gophers. There are six genera, all found in North America.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Geomyidae
  • Pocket Gophers
  • Gopher
  • Gopher, Pocket
  • Gophers, Pocket
  • Pocket Gopher

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2005; use RODENTIA 1998-2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Rodentia (1965-2004)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.992w.545w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gophers. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046348. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046348
  2. Gophers. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher
  3. Gophers. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756901