Journal Articles
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- Reis, A. L., Rapadas, M., Hammond, J. M., Gamaarachchi, H., Stevanovski, I., Ayuputeri Kumaheri, M., Chintalaphani, S.R., Dissanayake, D.S.B ....... & Deveson, I. W. (2023). The landscape of genomic structural variation in Indigenous Australians. Nature, 1-9.
- Fernando, C., & Dissanayake, D. S. B (2023). Giants on an Island: Threats and Conservation Challenges of Elephants Due to Herbivorous Diets.New Insights Into Protected Area Management and Conservation Biology [Working Title]
- Georges, A., Dissanayake, D. S. B., Spencer R. J. (2022). Evaluation of the use of buccal swabs as an alternative to blood sampling or skin sampling in freshwater turtles for analysis using DArTSeqTM. Report to the Australian Reptile Park, Somersby.
- Streeting, L. M., Bower D. S., L. Martin., Spark P., Gough M., Skidmore, A., McDonald P.G., Delaney H., Burns A., Watson S., Dissanayake D.S.B., Georges A and McKnight D.T. Influence of incubation temperature on incubation duration and hatching success in Bell’s turtle (Myuchelys bellii), Australian Journal of Zoology 70 (2), 74-82
- Dissanayake, D. S. B, Streeting, L. M., Georges, A., & Bower, D. S. (2022). A male-specific sex marker for the endangered western sawshelled turtle (Myuchelys bellii) using in silico whole-genome subtraction. Conservation Genetics Resources, 14(2), 231-236.
- Edirisinghe, G., Bandara, A. M. J., Patterson, B. D., Nanayakkara, R. P., Dissanayake, D., Akmeemana, S., ... & Botejue, M. (2022). Bat Research & Conservation. Journal of Bat Research & Conservafion, 15(1), 11.
- Dissanayake, D.S.B., Holleley, C.E., Sumner, J., Melville, J. and Georges, A. 2022. Lineage diversity within a widespread endemic Australian skink to better inform conservation in response to regional-scale disturbance. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (3), e8627.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B & Clemann, N. A Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) with a Bifurcated Tail. Reptiles & Amphibians, 29 (1), 139-140
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley C., & Georges, A. Effects of natural nest temperatures on sex reversal and sex ratios in an Australian alpine skink. Scientific Reports 11, 20093
- Van Dyke, J.U., Thompson, M.B., Burridge, C.P., Castelli, M.A., Clulow, S., Dissanayake, D.S.B., Dong, C.M., Doody, J.S., Edwards, D.L., Ezaz, T. and Friesen, C.R., 2021. Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research. Australian Journal of Zoology 68(4) 168-199.
- Whiteley, S.L., Castelli, M.A., Dissanayake, D.S.B., Holleley, C.E. and Georges, A., 2021. Temperature-Induced Sex Reversal in Reptiles: Prevalence, Discovery, and Evolutionary Implications. Sexual Development, 2021;15:148–156.
- Dissanayake, D.S.B, Holleley, C.E., Deakin, J.E. and Georges, A., 2021. High elevation increases the risk of Y chromosome loss in Alpine skink populations with sex reversal. Heredity, 126(5), pp.805-816.
- Edirisinghe, G., Gabadage, D., Botejue, M., Dissanayake D., Chandika., and Surasinghe T. 2020. A new site record of Myotis hasseltii from Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Taprobanica (9):2, pp.232 -236.
- Dissanayake, D.S.B. Liopholis Whitii (White's Skink). DIET. Herpetological Review 51(3).
- Dissanayake, D.S.B., Holleley, C.E., Hill, L.K., O’Meally, D., Deakin, J.E. and Georges, A., 2020. Identification of Y chromosome markers in the eastern three-lined skink (Bassiana duperreyi) using in silico whole genome subtraction. BMC genomics, 21(1), pp.1-12.
- *Cornejo-Páramo, P., *Dissanayake, D.S.B, *Lira-Noriega, A., *Martínez-Pacheco, M.L., Acosta, A., Ramírez-Suástegui, C., Méndez-de-la-Cruz, F.R., Székely, T., Urrutia, A.O., Georges, A. and Cortez, D., 2020. Viviparous reptile regarded to have temperature-dependent sex determination has old XY chromosomes. Genome biology and evolution, 12(6), pp.924-930. (*authors contributed equally to this work)
- Thewarage, L.D., Dissanayake, D.S.B, Perera, U.S., Bandara, A.T., Perera, B.V.P., Wickramasinghe, S. and Rajapakse, R.P.V.J., 2020. Morphology and molecular characterization of Parabronema smithii (Cobbold, 1882)(Nematoda: Habronematidae) from wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) of Sri Lanka. Acta parasitologica, 65(2), pp.504-517.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Thewarage, L. D., & Mohan M. A., Nesting behavior and ecology of the white-browed fantail flycatcher (Rhipidura aureola) in Sri Lanka. Zoology and Ecology, 29(1), 3-6.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Thewarage, L. D., Waduge R. N., Ranasinghe J. S. G., Kularatne S. A. M., and Rajapaksea, R. P. V. J., 2018. The Venom of Spectacled Cobra (Elapidae: Naja naja): in vitro study from distinct geographical origins in Sri Lanka. (2018). Journal of Toxicology, 2018, 7358472.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Wellappuliarachchi, S. M., and Jayasinghe, H. D., 2018. Predation of an Endemic Sri Lankan Kangaroo Lizard (Otocryptis wiegmanni) by a Nephilid spider (Nephilengys sp.) in Sri Lanka. Hamadryad 38, (1 & 2), 31 – 3.
- Karunarathna, S., Surasinghe, T., Dissanayake D., Botejue, M., Gabadage, D., and Madawala, M., 2017. Dietary habits and the predators of the Bengal monitor Varanus bengalensis in Sri Lanka. Biawak, 11(1), pp.28-39.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B, Thewarage, L. D., Manel Rathnayake, R. M. P., Kularatne, S. A. M., Ranasinghe, J. S. G., and Jayantha Rajapakse, R.P.V., 2017. Hematological and plasma biochemical parameters in a wild population of Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758) in Sri Lanka. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 23:8.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., 2017. Cannibalism in Sri Lankan spotted house gecko, Hemidactylus parvimaculatus. Herpetological Review 48(3):647.
- De Zoysa H. K. S., Samarasinghe D. P, Dissanayake D. S. B, Wellappuliarachi S. M and Wickramasinghe, S., 2017. Range extension of Oziothelphusa mineriyaensis Bott, 1970 (Decapoda, Gecarcinucidae) in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Check List 13 (5): pp. 443–446.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Jayasinghe, H. D., and Wellappuliarachchi, S. M., 2016. Cnemaspis silvula (An Endemic Forest Day Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review, 47(3), pp.462-463.
- Dissanayake, D.S.B., and Wellappuliarachchi, S. M., 2016. Amphiesma stolatum (Buff striped keelback). Diet. Herpetological Review, 47(2), pp. 307.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B, Thewarage, L. D., & Wickramasinghe, S., 2015. An annotated checklist of Centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) of Sri Lanka. NeBIO, 7(3), pp. 71-77.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Bandara, K. B. A. T., Ukuwela, K. D. B., Kularatne, S. A. M and Ranasinghe, J. G. S., 2015. Phylogeography of the Indian Cobra (Naja naja) reveals genetically divergent populations between the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. Genome, 58(5), pp. 212-213.
- Wellappuli-arachchi, S.M., Edirisinghe, W. G. M., Dissanayake, D. S. B., Mapatuna, Y. and Wickramasinghe S., 2014. A breeding colony of the brown bat Myotis hasseltii (Temminck,1840) from Sri Lanka. Taprobanica, 6 (1), pp. 68-71.
- Dissanayake, D.S.B., Wellappuli-arachchi, S. M., Jayakody J. A. H. U., Bandara S. K., Gamagae S. J., Deerasinha D. A. L. C., and Wickramasinha, S. 2014. The avifaunal diversity of Sigiriya and adjacent areas, North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Birding Ashia, 21, pp.86-93.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., and Wellappuliarachchi, S. M. 2014. Knowledge and attitude on highly venomous snakes by questionnaire survey among the students of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka. International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 3(12), 67-72.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., and Wellappuliarachchi, S. M., 2012. Habitat preferences of the endemic shrub frog Pseudophilautus regius (Manamendra –Arachchi & Pethiyagoda 2005) at Mihintale Sanctuary, Sri Lanka. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 5(2), 114-124.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Wellappuli-arachchi, S. M., and Pathirana, C.S.V., 2012. Predation on Indian Skipper Frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) by the Giant water bug Lethocerus indicus in Mihintale Sanctuary, Sri Lanka. Herpetological Review, 43 (3).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B & Wickramasingha, S., 2012. Record of Centipedes Fauna in Sri Lanka in The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora.Weerakoon, D.K. and S. Wijesundara Eds., Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 445-449pp.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B and Kandambi, D. K. 2015. Snakes in Sri Lanka. Warana (A Sinhala Magazine). 9(5).
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- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C., & Georges, A., 2021. Sex reversal of alpine Eastern three-lined skink Bassiana duperreyi in South Eastern Australia. Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Online (Standard Talk).
- Georges, A., Holleley, C. E., Whiteley, S., Dissanayake, D., Castelli, M., Schwanz, L. Temperature-induced sex reversal as a driver of rapid transitions between modes of sex determination. European Society for Evolutionary Biology meeting.
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C., Deakin, J & Georges, A., 2020. Alpine cool temperature and sex reversal of wild skinks Eastern three-lined skink in Southeastern Australia. 9th World Congress of Herpetology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C., Deakin, J & Georges, A., 2019. A Skink gender bender at alpine: sex reversal of Eastern three-lined skink in the Australian Alps, Bassiana duperreyi (Gray, 1838). 1st science and technology conference, University of Canberra (Speed Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C., Deakin, J & Georges, A. (2019). Genetic differentiation in the Eastern three-lined skink along an altitudinal gradient confounds interpretation of trends in the frequency of sex reversal. Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Melbourne (Poster).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Hill, L., Holleley, C., Deakin, J & Georges, A., 2018. How sex can go wrong in the cold; sex reversal of wild alpine skinks Bassiana duperreyi (Eastern three-lined skink). Combined Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists and the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand, Queensland (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C., Deakin, J and Georges, A., 2018. Sex reversal and sex-determining mechanism in an oviparous skink (Bassiana duperreyi): a lizard with XX : XY sex chromosomes and sex reversal at cold incubation temperatures. Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Canberra (Poster).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C., Deakin, J & Georges, A., 2018. Sex in Skinks: Sex Reversal and Sex Determination in the Three-lined Skink, Bassiana dupperreyi HDR conference, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra. 16p. (Speed Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Thewarage, L. D., Waduge, R. N., Kularatne, S.A.M., Ranasinghe, J.G.S. and Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., 2017. Systemic pathological effects induced by spectacled cobra (Naja naja) venom from different geographic locations of Sri Lanka. Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Research Conference, Sri Lanka. 20p (Standard Talk).
- Santra, V., Khadilkar, M. V., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Dissanayake, D. S. B., Karunaratna, M., and Hettige, A., 2017. Maintaining a herpetarium for venom production in Sri Lanka. Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Research Conference, Sri Lanka. 19p (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake D. A., Karunathilake K. J. K., Harishchandra D. L., Rajapakse R. P. V. J., Kularatne S. A. M and Dissanayake D.S.B., 2016. In vitro cytotoxicity study of venom from Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and Cobra (Naja naja) in Sri Lanka. 15th Asia Pacific Medical Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT) (Standard Talk).
- S. Wickramasinghe, W. M. J. R. K. W. Unanthanna and Dissanayake D. S. B., 2016. Distribution of Trachypithecus vetulus phibricki in the selected forest patches in the Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. 5th Asian Primate Symposium, Sri Lanka. 38p (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J. & Kularatne, S. A. M. (2015). An Evaluation on factors influencing of venom yield in spectacled cobra (Naja naja) in Sri Lanka. International Postgraduate Research Conference, IPRC 2015, Sri Lanka. 161p (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Bandara, K. B. A. T., Ukuwela, K. D. B., Kularatne, S. A. M & Ranasinghe, J. G. S., 2015. Phylogeography of the Indian Cobra (Naja naja) reveals genetically divergent populations between the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. 6th International Barcode of Life Conference (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake D. S. B., Premarathna A. D. and Jayasooriya A. P., 2015. Comparative nutrient analysis of neglected freshwater fish and a crab species. Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, PGIS Research Congress 2015, Sri Lanka. 65p. (Poster).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., Waduge, R. N., Thewarage, L. D., Kularatne, S.A.M and Ranasinghe, J.G.S., 2015. Comparative pathological effects induced by Spectacled Cobra (Elapidae: Naja naja) venom from three distinct geographical origins in Sri Lanka. 5th Annual Conference of the Toxinological Society of India. TSICON. India. 38-39p (Standard Talk).
- Rathnayake, G. G. N., Wathsala, R. H. G. R., Fernando, A. P. S., Sundarabarathy, T. V, and Dissanayake, D. S. B., 2015. Impact of armored catfishes (Pterygoplichthys species) on inland fisheries sector in Sri Lanka: need for immediate action to eradicate them? 2nd International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture. 4p.
- Dissanayake, D. A., Dissanayake, D. S. B., Bandara, K. B. A. T., Kularatne, S.A.M., Karunathilake, D. G. K. J. K. and Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., 2015. Molecular phylogeography and clinical manifestations of Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) in Sri Lanka. International Postgraduate Research Conference, IPRC 2015, Sri Lanka. 207p (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake D. S. B., Rajapakse, R. P. V. J and Kularatne, S. A. M., 2015. Diversity and distribution of medically important snakes in Sri Lanka: Future prospects of antivenin development. International Conference in Tropical Medicine, Sri Lanka. 45p (Standard Talk).
- Dissanayake, D. A., Dissanayake, D. S. B., Bandara, K. B. A. T., Kularatne, S. A. M., Karunathilake, D. G. K. J. K. and Rajapakse, R. P. V. J., 2015. Epidemiology, clinical profile and management issues of Russell's viper bites and characterization of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) in Sri Lanka. International Conference in Tropical Medicine, Sri Lanka. 54p (Standard Talk).
- Rathnayake, G. G. N., Wathsala, R. H. G. R., Fernando, A. P. S., Sundarabarathy, T. V, and Dissanayake, D. S. B., 2014. Feeding behaviour of tank cleaner (Hypostomus plecostomus) and its impact on fishing in Huruluwewa Tank, Anuradhapura. 6th Annual Research Symposium: Proceeding of the Faculty of Agriculture. Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 54p.
- Rathnayake, G. G. N., Wathsala R. H. G. R., Fernando A. P. S., Sundarabarathy T. V. and Dissanayake D. S. B., 2014. Does the Tank Cleaner (Pterygoplichthys spp.) clean out fishermen's livelihoods? The Case of Huruluwewa tank in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Global Conference on Inland Fisheries. Rome. 9p.
- Dissanayake, D.S.B., and Amarasinghe, N. J. De., 2012. Identification of Potential fish species to be developed into new fishery recourse for consumption nutrient analysis of some selected fish species in the Anuradhapura District. Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings of the 68th Annual Sessions – 2012, Part I.(Poster).
- Dissanayake, D. S. B., Wellappuli-arachchi S. M., & Wickcramasingha, S. (2011). Diversity, abundance and distribution of amphibians in the Mihintale Sanctuary, Sri Lanka. 16th International Forestry and Environment Symposium, 43p (Standard Talk).
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