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Spatial variation in avian bill size is associated with temperature extremes in a major radiation of Australian passerines

Subasinghe, Kalya; Symonds, Matthew R. E.; Prober, Suzanne M.; Bonnet, Timothée; Williams, Kristen J.; Ware, Chris; Gardner, Janet L. (2024)

Morphology is integral to body temperature regulation. Recent advances in understanding of thermal physiology suggest a role of the avian bill in thermoregulation. To explore the adaptive significance of bill size for ...
Multimetric socio-ecological assessment of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) solms) invasion of an urban Ramsar wetland lake

Wijeyaratne, W. M. Dimuthu Nilmini; Liyanage, Uditha Prabhath (Wiley, 2024)

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) solms), a widely distributed invasive aquatic plant in Sri Lanka, has invaded the Diyawannawa wetland lake located in Colombo city, which is the first Ramsar wetland city in South ...
A systematic literature review on integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) in sustainable tourism (SusT): Conceptual framework for enhancing resilience and minimizing environmental impacts

Jayasinghe, G.Y.; Perera, T.A.N.T.; Perera, H.A.T.N.; Karunarathne, H.D.; Manawadu, L.; Weerasinghe, V.P.A.; Sewwandi, B.G.N.; Haroon, M.H.; Malalgoda, Chamindi; Amaratunga, Dilanthi; Haigh, Richard (Elsevier, 2024)

This literature review meticulously explores the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) techniques into sustainable tourism (SusT), placing a focal point on enhancing resilience and mitigating environmental impacts. ...
A systematic literature review on integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) in sustainable tourism (SusT): Conceptual framework for enhancing resilience and minimizing environmental impacts

Jayasinghe, G. Y.; Perera, T. A. N. T.; Perera, H. A. T. N.; Karunarathne, H.D.; Manawadu, L.; Weerasinghe, V. P. A.; Sewwandi, B.G.N.; Haroon, M. H.; Malalgoda, C.; Amaratunga, D.; Haigh, R. (International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2024-08)

This literature review meticulously explores the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) techniques into sustainable tourism (SusT), placing a focal point on enhancing resilience and mitigating environmental impacts. ...
Impacts of a partially connected wastewater treatment plant on the water quality of stormwater drains used as an irrigation source

Samaraweera, S. A. P. T.; Najim, M. M. M.; Alotaibi, Bader Alhafi; Traore, Abou (2024)

Urban stormwater drains in Kurunegala City collect runoff and untreated wastewater, leading to public health problems. The Greater Kurunegala Sewage Treatment Plant (GKSTP) was commissioned in 2018 and currently operates ...
The Financial Market of Indices of Socioeconomic Well-Being

Mahanama, Thilini V.; Shirvani, Abootaleb; Rachev, Svetlozar; Fabozzi, Frank J. (2024)

This study discusses how financial economic theory and its quantitative tools can be applied to create socioeconomic indices and develop a financial market for the so-called “socioeconomic well-being indices”. In this ...
Cyanotoxins availability and detection methods in wastewater treatment plants: A review

Manjitha, K.G.L.; Sewwandi, B.G.N.; Takahashi, Toshinori; Fujino, Takeshi (Elsevier Ltd., 2024)

Research interest in ecological significance, toxicity, and potential applications of cyanobacterial metabolites has grown as a result of the current extensive cyanobacterial blooms in water bodies. Under favourable ...
Cytogenotoxicity of raw and treated dairy manure slurry by two-stage chemical and electrocoagulation: An application of the Allium cepa bioassay

Meetiyagoda, Thenuwara Arachchige Omila Kasun; Samarakoon, Thilomi; Takahashi, Toshinori; Fujino, Takeshi (Elsevier Ltd., 2024)

Livestock farming is an essential agricultural practice. However, the improper management of livestock wastes and discharge of untreated or partially treated livestock manure slurry poses significant environmental problems. ...
Toxicity of triclosan, an antimicrobial agent, to a nontarget freshwater zooplankton species, Moina macrocopa

Samarakoon, Thilomi; Fujino, Takeshi (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)

The toxicity of triclosan (TCS) on the freshwater cladoceran Moina macrocopa was investigated by acute and chronic toxicity assessments followed by genotoxicity and oxidative stress response analyses. The 48-h LC50 of TCS ...
Marching towards bioeconomy: Larvicidal effect of three indigenous plant extracts from Sri Lanka—Garcinia quaesita, Garcinia zeylanica, and Coleus hadiensis on dengue vector Aedes aegypti

Ranasinghe, H.A.K.; Perera, E.H.L.; Perera, G.C.A.; Jayakodi, J.D.A.S.M.; Madhumika, J.A.H.; Ishara, M.S.; Hettihewa, M. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)

Bioeconomy would be a beneficial solution for funding through the rational use of finances and human resources in order to achieve better productivity and fruitfulness of mosquito control programs. Synthetic insecticides ...
Sol–Gel Immobilized Optical Microalgal Biosensor for Monitoring Cd, Cu and Zn Bioavailability in Freshwater

Rathnayake, I. V. N. (Springer Nature, 2024)

While analytical measurements provide the quantitative estimation of the total amount of metals present in a sample, they do not reflect the truly bioavailable fraction of metal which reflects the adverse biological effect. ...
The spatial variability of physicochemical parameters of mangrove soil and mangrove species in Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka

Wickramasingha, W.S.B.; Weerasinghe, V.P.A. (Elsevier, 2024)

Mangrove forests are unique and invaluable ecosystems due to their role in biodiversity, coastal protection, and carbon sequestration. This study examined spatial variability of selected physicochemical parameters of ...
Experimental İnfection and Treatment of Vibrio alginolyticus and Vibrio splendidus in Captive Bred Spotted Seahorse, Hippocampus kuda Larvae

Ranasinghe, Prabha; Bandara, Vishaka Chathurani; Gunasena, Deepthi Kaushalya; Epa, Udaya Priyantha Kankanamge (2024)

Due to their distinctive look, seahorses are famous in the aquarium trade and traded worldwide for their alleged therapeutic benefits. The present study was conducted to identify the causative agents for larval mortality ...
Seasonal forecasting of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel, 1912 (Diptera: Tephritidae) in bioclimatic zones of Sri Lanka using the SARIMA model

Wijekoon, W. M. C. D.; Ganehiarachchi, G. A. S. M.; Wegiriya, H. C. E.; Vidanage, S. P. (CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2024)

Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel is a severe fruit pest that causes significant economic losses globally. Despite B. dorsalis having been distributed mostly across Asia, studies on its current and future density variation in Sri ...
The Variation of Oviposition Preference and Host Susceptibility of the Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Commercial Mango Varieties

Wijekoon, Chandana Dammika; Ganehiarachchi, Mangala; Wegiriya, Hemantha; Vidanage, Shamen (2024)

The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a serious fruit pest in South Asia; however, studies of their oviposition behavior on different host fruits in Sri Lanka are insufficient. ...
Distribution of Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale & Brunetti, 1908 in the Anuradhapura district, North Central Sri Lanka

Nayakarathna, NMNG; Gunathilaka, RAKM; Ganehiarachchi, GASM (Wolters Kluwer, 2023)

Background & objectives: Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale & Brunetti, 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) is the main vector responsible for the transmission of Leishmania donovani (Laveran & Mesnil, 1903) Ross, 1903 in the ...
Effect of oviposition-site deprivation on reproductive performance and life history parameters of dengue vector Aedes aegypti†

Gunathilaka, RAKM; Ganehiarachchi, GASM (National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 2023)

Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever constitute one of the most significant arthropod-borne viral diseases that occur in tropical and subtropical regions in the world. Annually 390 million new dengue cases are being reported ...
Effect of ABO and Rh blood groups on host preference, oviposition success, and development of laboratory‑reared Aedes aegypti

Galhena, G. K. D. N.; Ganehiarachchi, G. A. S. M.; Gunathilaka, R. A. K. M.; Jayatunga, D. P. W. (African Association of Insect Scientists, 2023)

(DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) on the island. It is an anthropophilic mosquito that shows preferential feeding depending on the host blood type. Hence, the study was conducted to investigate the effects of human ...
Effect of delayed mating on reproductive performance and life-history parameters of dengue vector Aedes aegypti

Gunathilaka, R. A. K. M.; Jayatunga, D. P. W.; Ganehiarachchi, G. A. S. M. (Cambridge University Press, 2022)

Dengue is a fast-spreading mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. The primary vector of the disease is Aedes aegypti of the family Culicidae. It is a container breeder. Since a vaccine or a drug has not been developed ...
Use of a cost-effective artificial feeding system to evaluate the effect of blood meal source and its role in feeding success, reproductive parameters and larval growth of laboratory-reared Aedes Aegypti (L.)

Ashani, MLS; Gunathilaka, RAKM; Ganehiarachchi, GASM (International Journal of Mosquito Research, 2022)

Five different blood sources, human, cattle, rabbit, sheep and dog were delivered to laboratory-reared Aedes Aegypti to determine the effect of blood meal source on reproductive performance and larval growth characteristics ...

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