28 Aug 2026
Natal tree frog ( Leptopelis natalensis ) breeding observationsPublisher siteAfrican Zoology, Amphibian and Reptile Biology
Active, last published 2026
In parasite biology and host interactions
Louis Du
Preez
Scholar“Research focused on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and adjacent fields.”
North-West University
South Africa
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01 · About the work
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ouis Du Preez is a researcher working on Parasite Biology and Host Interactions. A fuller summary will appear once they update their profile.
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Louis's work has been cited 1,806 times across 2 active years. Bars show publications per year; the line shows cumulative citation totals across publications first appearing in each year.
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Parasite Biology and Host Interactions×60Amphibian and Reptile Biology×50Species Distribution and Climate Change×20Turtle Biology and Conservation×20Bird parasitology and diseases×16
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Affiliation on published researchNorth-West University, South AfricaDrawn from the institution listed on this researcher’s published work.
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05 · Selected work
Recent publications
6 works1 Sept 2024Open access2cites
Revisiting the diversity and phylogenetic relationships of trypanosomes (<i>Trypanosoma</i>) infecting pelomedusid (Pelomedusidae) freshwater turtles in Southern AfricaPublisher siteZoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Trypanosoma species research and implications
8 Aug 2024
First Azygiid Reported from Africa or a Characiform Fish: Plenivitellinum kifi n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea: Azygiidae) Infecting the Gut of African Tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 (Characiformes: Alestidae) from the Kavango RiverPublisher siteActa Parasitologica, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
18 Jul 2024Open access2cites
Unique breeding biology of the recently described Beytell's bullfrog <i>Pyxicephalus beytelli</i>Publisher siteAfrican Journal of Ecology, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
17 Jan 20242cites
First report of a fish blood fluke from sub-Saharan Africa: Nomasanguinicola dentata (Paperna, 1964) Warren and Bullard, 2023 infecting African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Teugles, 1982 in the Kavango River, Namibia, and a revised phylogeny for Sanguinicolidae Poche, 1926Publisher siteParasitology International, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
2 Jan 2024Open access3cites
A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, <i>Pyxicephalus</i> Tschudi, 1838)Publisher siteAfrican Journal of Herpetology, Amphibian and Reptile Biology
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