Tick Diversity and Abundance in Protected Natural Areas in Sicily, Southern Italy: A Baseline Ecological Study
< 0.0001). Sites exclusively hosting wild boar showed higher species richness. These findings underscore the ecological complexity of tick populations in Mediterranean protected areas and provide baseline data useful for integrated tick surveillance and wildlife health management.
Authors
- Paola Galluzzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1766-5327)
- Francesca Gucciardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8335-205X)
- Valeria Blanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-407X)
- Annalisa Guercio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-5355)
- Paulina Maria Lesiczka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1418-8879)
- Sergio Migliore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6685-7109)
- Federico Cangialosi
- Davide Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5617-7479)
- Vincenza Cannella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5768-5782)
- Valeria Vaglica
- Elisa Maria Petta
- Rosario Adragna
- Caterina Elen Culoma
- Ettore Napoli
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Sicilia (IT)
- Institute of Plant Protection (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animals
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16071081
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00