## 3 Results and Discussion
Likewise, on the right side of the factor plane, but in the second quadrant, are _Ixodes ricinus_ (N) and _Hyalomma marginatum_ (M) together with the variables human and horse, which leads to the conclusion that the mentioned tick species are present in higher numbers in these hosts. The tick species _Hyalomma marginatum_ (Ixodida: Ixodidae) (F) is located in the transition area of the left and right sides of the factor plane, where the presence of variable donkey was observed, which indicates that this tick is the most abundant in this host. On the left \begin{table}
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**Tick Species** & **Gender/Development** & **PC1** & **PC2** & **PC3** & **PC4** \\ \hline _Argas persicus_ & F & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Haemaphysalis_ & M & \(-0.70\) & \(-1.07\) & \(-8.82\) & \(14.70\) \\ _Punctata_ & & & & & \\ _Haemaphysalis_ & F & \(-0.40\) & \(-0.22\) & \(-1.48\) & \(2.45\) \\ _Haemaphysalis_ & N & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Punctata_ & & & & & \\ _Haemaphysalis_ sp. & M & \(-0.35\) & \(-0.08\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Haemaphysalis_ sp. & F & \(-0.35\) & \(-0.07\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Hyalomma_ & M & \(0.31\) & \(1.57\) & \(-1.09\) & \(-2.45\) \\ _Hyalomma_ & F & \(0.02\) & \(3.13\) & \(0.71\) & \(0.00\) \\ _Hyalomma_ & M & \(-0.29\) & \(0.01\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Hyalomma_ sp. & F & \(-0.27\) & \(0.01\) & \(0.00\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes ricinus_ & M & \(0.98\) & \(-0.49\) & \(-0.05\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes ricinus_ & F & \(3.26\) & \(-0.18\) & \(-0.09\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes ricinus_ & N & \(0.26\) & \(0.93\) & \(-0.06\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes_ sp. & M & \(-0.40\) & \(-0.44\) & \(0.86\) & \(0.00\) \\ _Ixodes_ sp. & F & \(-0.33\) & \(-1.16\) & \(2.65\) & \(0.00\) \\ _Ixodes_ sp. & N & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes gibbosus_ & F & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes hexagons_ & F & \(-0.35\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes frontalis_ & F & \(-0.33\) & \(-0.03\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Ixodes esperilomis_ & N & \(-0.35\) & \(-0.07\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & M & \(0.11\) & \(-0.62\) & \(-0.18\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & F & \(0.27\) & \(-0.81\) & \(-0.23\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & N & \(-0.35\) & \(-0.14\) & \(-0.02\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & L & \(-0.33\) & \(-0.13\) & \(0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Dermacettor_ & M & \(-0.59\) & \(-0.66\) & \(-4.41\) & \(-7.35\) \\ _Dermacettor_ & F & \(-0.40\) & \(-0.22\) & \(-1.48\) & \(-2.45\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & M & \(-0.36\) & \(-0.12\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & F & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.12\) & \(-0.02\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & N & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & N & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _Rhiphycphalus_ & N & \(-0.37\) & \(-0.11\) & \(-0.01\) & \(-0.00\) \\ _tranticus_ & & & & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 4: Factor scores based on correlations (tick species) represented using principal component analysis (PCA) (n = 929). Active case variable: gender/development. Labelling variable: tick species. Code for active cases: female (F). Supplementary cases are highlighted. side of the main component PC1, in the fourth quadrant, are the species _Ixodes_ sp. (M and F), _Haemaphysalis punctata_, and _Dermacentor marginatus_ (Ixodida: Ixodidae). _Ixodes_ sp. (M and F) is the dominant species on deer, while _Haemaphysalis punctata_ (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and _Dermacentor marginatus_ (Ixodida: Ixodidae) prevailed on goats and pigs, respectively. As stated previously, the dominant role in the definition of PC1 is shown by the active case variables (Table 3) horse (0.44) and cat (0.42), where the most common tick species (and labelling variable) was _Ixodes ricinus_ (F and M) with factor scores of 3.26 and 0.98, respectively (Table 4). The species with a factor score of 3.13, which is the most intense in the PC2 definition, is _Hyalomma marginatum_ (F), which is the dominant tick species in donkeys (0.84).