Publications

Explore my research contributions, articles, and proceedings in biodiversity, conservation, and wildlife research.

1. Threatened Taxa_
2. Toxicon
3. Primates
4. Asian Primates
5. BMC Ecology
6. Mammalia_2022
7. Ecology and Evolution_2022
8. Hydrobiologia_2023
9. Journal of Fish Biology_2024_pages-to-jpg-0001

Journal Publications

  • Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Rüber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2024). Phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights into Sri Lankan killifishes (Teleostei: Aplocheilidae) Journal of Fish Biology , 105, 140-157..
  • Sudasinghe, H., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2023). The loach genus Lepidocephalichthys (Teleostei: Cobitidae) in Sri Lanka and peninsular India: multiple colonizations and unexpected species diversity Hydrobiologia , 1-21.. DOI / Link
  • Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2022). Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of ricefishes (Teleostei: Adrianichthydae: Oryzias) in Sri Lanka Ecology and Evolution , 12(6), 1-12..
  • Wijesooriya, K., Weerasekara, L. & Ranawana, K. (2022). Agamid lizard predation by Macaca sinica (Toque Macaque) in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Mammalia , 86(5), 463–467.. DOI / Link
  • Weerasekara, L., Wijesooriya, K., Ranawana, K., Anupama, T. & Rajapakse, J. (2021). Gastrointestinal parasites of endemic and endangered free-ranging purple-faced leaf monkey (Semnopithecus vetulus) in Sri Lanka: effect of host group size and habitat type Primates DOI / Link
  • Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Herath, J., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021). Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the freshwater-fish genus Pethia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka BMC Ecology and Evolution , 21(1), 1-24..
  • Maduwage, K., Buddika, H., Ranasinghe, J. & Wijesooriya, K. (2021). Second case report of slender coral snake (Calliophis melanurus sinhaleyus) envenomation of Sri Lanka Toxicon , 189, 7–9.. DOI / Link
  • Weerasekara, L.S., Wijesooriya, K.B., Ranawana, K.B. & Vandercone, R.P. (2021). Survey of Relative Abundance of Diurnal Primates in the Giritale Nature Reserve, Sri Lanka Asian Primates Journal , 9(1), 2–9..
  • Wijesooriya, K.B., Weerasekara, L.S. & Ranawana, K.B. (2020). Diversity of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) in Polonnaruwa Archaeological Reserve, Sri Lanka Journal of Threatened Taxa , 12(15), 17121–17128.. DOI / Link

Abstracts & Symposium Proceedings

  • Wijesooriya, K., Weerasekara, L., Raheem, D., & Ranawana, K.B. (2023). Taxonomic Review of the Enigmatic Sri Lankan Land Snail Genus Acavus (Eupulmonata: Acavidae). South Asian Molluscs, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore, India.
  • Weerasekara, W.M.L.S., Wijesooriya, W.M.K.B. & Ranawana, K.B. (2022). Same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) in free-ranging Toque macaques (Macaca sinica aurifrons) in the lower Hanthana region, Sri Lanka. Postgraduate Institute of Science Annual Research Congress, University of Peradeniya.
  • Weerasekara, W.M.L.S., Wijesooriya, W.M.K.B., Britto, C.S.A. & Ranawana, K.B. (2022). Troop composition of free-ranging Toque macaque in dry and wet zones of Sri Lanka: reviewed by multivariate method using R. International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Weerasekara, W.M.L.S., Wijesooriya, W.M.K.B., Ranawana, K.B., Anupama, T. & Rajapakse, J.A. (2020). Case Study of Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Semnopithecus vetulus (Purple-faced Langur) in Sri Lanka. 7th Asian Primate Symposium, Gauhati University, India.
  • Weerasekara, W.M.L.S., Wijesooriya, W.M.K.B., Ranawana, K.B. & Vandercone, R.P. (2019). Preliminary Survey of Population Status of Diurnal Primates in the Giritihale Nature Reserve. 24th International Forestry and Environmental Symposium, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
  • Wijesooriya, W.M.K.B. (2014). The degree of village-level subsistence of Trachypithecus vetulus. Student Conference in Conservation Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom.