Ecological Role of the Common Pheasant (

Krunoslav Pintur, Nera Fabijanić, Tomislav Dumić, Ema Gagović, Vedran Slijepčević, Daria Jurković Žilić, Relja Beck

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Krunoslav PinturDepartment of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Trg J.J. Strossmayera 9, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-4724-4523

Nera FabijanićCroatian Hunting Association, Vladimira Nazora 63, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-7964-7939

Tomislav DumićDepartment of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Trg J.J. Strossmayera 9, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5943-4346

Ema GagovićCroatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, PP 883, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0007-6122-5958

Vedran SlijepčevićDepartment of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Karlovac University of Applied Sciences, Trg J.J. Strossmayera 9, 47000 Karlovac, Croatia.

Daria Jurković ŽilićCroatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, PP 883, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-3504-5271

Relja BeckCroatian Veterinary Institute, Savska cesta 143, PP 883, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

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Abstract

Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites of public health importance, acting as vectors of numerous pathogens affecting wildlife, domestic animals and humans. Although birds play an important role in tick ecology and dispersal, information on tick infestations of pheasants in Europe remains limited. This study investigated the prevalence, species composition, developmental stage structure and haplotype diversity of ticks infesting pheasants in Croatia using ecological, morphological and molecular approaches. During the hunting seasons, 255 pheasants from continental and Mediterranean regions of Croatia were examined. Ticks were collected from harvested pheasants and road-killed individuals, morphologically identified, and representative specimens were molecularly confirmed. Overall, 213 pheasants were infested, resulting in a prevalence of 83.5%, and a total of 1103 ticks were collected. Six tick species were identified, with

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Haemaphysalis punctatahaplotypeIxodes acuminatusIxodes festaiIxodes frontalisIxodes ricinusIxodes ventalloimolecular identification

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PMID42738499

DOI10.3390/ani16172712

PMCPMC13565248

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