Specimens of the endangered species Spermophilus citellus (European ground squirrel) from populations inhabiting 12 localities in Vojvodina (Serbia) were inspected for the presence of attached hard ticks. A total of 1009 ticks were found on 151 infested animals. With respect to the level of infestation, over 60% of the squirrels were found with five or less ticks attached, while the distribution of the number of animals with a higher level of infestation tended to follow the 80/20 rule. A notably higher level of infestation was detected in males as compared to females. Nymphs were the predominant developmental stage of ticks parasitizing the inspected European ground squirrel specimens. The majority of removed ticks belonged to the nidicolous species Ixodes laguri (79%), while the remaining ticks were identified as Haemaphysalis concinna. In seeking molecular confirmation of morphological identification of Ixodes specimens, COI gene sequences of I. laguri were obtained and deposited in... GenBank.
TY - JOUR
AU - Radulović, Željko
AU - Mihaljica, Darko
AU - Ćosić, Nada
AU - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU - Ćakić, Sanja.
AU - Sukara, Ratko
AU - Ćirović, Duško
AU - Tomanović, Snežana
PY - 2017
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/831
AB - Specimens of the endangered species Spermophilus citellus (European ground squirrel) from populations inhabiting 12 localities in Vojvodina (Serbia) were inspected for the presence of attached hard ticks. A total of 1009 ticks were found on 151 infested animals. With respect to the level of infestation, over 60% of the squirrels were found with five or less ticks attached, while the distribution of the number of animals with a higher level of infestation tended to follow the 80/20 rule. A notably higher level of infestation was detected in males as compared to females. Nymphs were the predominant developmental stage of ticks parasitizing the inspected European ground squirrel specimens. The majority of removed ticks belonged to the nidicolous species Ixodes laguri (79%), while the remaining ticks were identified as Haemaphysalis concinna. In seeking molecular confirmation of morphological identification of Ixodes specimens, COI gene sequences of I. laguri were obtained and deposited in GenBank.
T2 - Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
T1 - Hard ticks parasitizing european ground squirrel, spermophilus citellus (L., 1766) (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Serbia
EP - 554
IS - 4
SP - 547
VL - 69
UR - conv_5123
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author = "Radulović, Željko and Mihaljica, Darko and Ćosić, Nada and Penezić, Aleksandra and Ćakić, Sanja. and Sukara, Ratko and Ćirović, Duško and Tomanović, Snežana",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Specimens of the endangered species Spermophilus citellus (European ground squirrel) from populations inhabiting 12 localities in Vojvodina (Serbia) were inspected for the presence of attached hard ticks. A total of 1009 ticks were found on 151 infested animals. With respect to the level of infestation, over 60% of the squirrels were found with five or less ticks attached, while the distribution of the number of animals with a higher level of infestation tended to follow the 80/20 rule. A notably higher level of infestation was detected in males as compared to females. Nymphs were the predominant developmental stage of ticks parasitizing the inspected European ground squirrel specimens. The majority of removed ticks belonged to the nidicolous species Ixodes laguri (79%), while the remaining ticks were identified as Haemaphysalis concinna. In seeking molecular confirmation of morphological identification of Ixodes specimens, COI gene sequences of I. laguri were obtained and deposited in GenBank.",
journal = "Acta Zoologica Bulgarica",
title = "Hard ticks parasitizing european ground squirrel, spermophilus citellus (L., 1766) (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Serbia",
pages = "554-547",
number = "4",
volume = "69",
url = "conv_5123"
}
Radulović, Ž., Mihaljica, D., Ćosić, N., Penezić, A., Ćakić, Sanja., Sukara, R., Ćirović, D.,& Tomanović, S.. (2017). Hard ticks parasitizing european ground squirrel, spermophilus citellus (L., 1766) (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Serbia. in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 69(4), 547-554.
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Radulović Ž, Mihaljica D, Ćosić N, Penezić A, Ćakić S, Sukara R, Ćirović D, Tomanović S. Hard ticks parasitizing european ground squirrel, spermophilus citellus (L., 1766) (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Serbia. in Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 2017;69(4):547-554.
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