Selected research publications


Wickramasinghe, D.D., Kotagama, S.W., and Wassersug, R.J. (2004) The terrestrial breeding biology of the ranid rock frog Nannophrys ceylonensis. Behavior 141:899-913.

Wickramasinghe, D.D., Kotagama, S.W., and Wassersug, R.J. (2005) Raising semi-terrestrial tadpoles of Nannophrys ceylonensis (Anura, Ranidae) in the laboratory. Herpetological Review, 36 (1): 23-26.

Wickramasinghe, D.D., Kotagama, S.W., and Wassersug, R.J. (2007) Ontogenetic Changes in Diet and Intestinal Morphology in Semi-Terrestrial Tadpoles of Nannophrys ceylonensis (Dicroglossidae). Copeia, 2007(4), Pp. 1012–1018.

Patapendi, N., Wickramasinghe, D.D., and Karunarathne, S. (2009) “Study on the compost produced by compost bins and ecosan latrines and survey on knowledge attitudes and practices in usage of compost bins and ecosan latrines” The 3rd International Dry Toilet Conference.  Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland. http://susana.org/lang-fr/library/conferences/2009-conferences/284-3rd-international-dry-toilet-conference-finland-2009 (full papers published online)

Wickramasinghe, D.D. (2012) Managing menstrual hygiene in emergency situations: How far from reality? Full paper published in the proceedings of the South Asia Sanitation and Hygiene

Workshop. Rajendrapur, Bangladesh.    http://www.wsscc.org/sites/default/files/publications/wickramasinghe_menstrualhygiene-emergiencies-srilanka_2012.pdf  (full paper published online)

Wickramasinghe D.D., Abeygunawardena R., and Hettiarachchi M. (2012) Community structure of Zooplankton in two different habitats of Kotte, Kolonnawa Wetland, Sri Lanka.  International Journal of Environmental Sciences Volume 3, No 3, 2012. Pp 34-40.

Gunasiri, C., Wewalwala, P., Piyadasa, R., and Wickramasinghe, D.D.  (2013) The Influence of Anthropogenic Activities On Soil Characteristics: A Case Study From Bellanwila-Attidiya Wetland. Full paper published in the Proceedings of the 1st National Soil Symposium, Ministry of Environment. Sri Lanka. Pp 23-29.

Dayananda, K.S. and Wickramasinghe, D.D. (2014) Activity budget and perch characteristics of Pseudophilautus popularis (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005) (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) during the breeding season.  Taprobanica, Vol 6 (11) Pp 7-11.

Hettiarchchi, M., Morrison, T.H., Wickramsinghe, D.D., Mapa, R., De Alwis, A., and McAlpine, C. (2014) The Environmental History and Ecological Transformation of the Colombo (Sri Lanka) Urban Wetlands. International Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 139. Pp 55-68.

Priyadarshani, S., Madushani, W.A.N., Jayawardena, U.A., Wickramsinghe, D.D., and Udagama, P.V. (2015) Heavy metal-mediated immunomodulation of Euphlyctis hexadactylus (Anura: Ranidae) in urban wetlands. Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety, 116. Pp 40-49.

Jayawardena, U.A., Ratnasooriya, W.D., Wickramsinghe, D.D., and Udagama, P.V.  (2016) Heavy metal-mediated innate immune responses of the Indian green frog, Euphlyctis hexadactylus (Anura: Ranidae): Cellular profiles and associated Th1 skewed cytokine response. Science of the Total Environment, 566, Pp 1194-1204.

Jinendri, JHU, Wickramsinghe, D.D., and Trikawala, S (2016). A cost-effective mixture of rearing earthworms for local farmers in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Forestry, Agriculture, and Plantations, Vol 2, pp: 23-30.

Jayawardena, U. A., Angunawela, P., Wickramasinghe, D.D., Ratnasooriya, W.D., and Udagama, P.V. (2017) Heavy Metal Induced Toxicity In The Indian Green Frog : Biochemical And Histopathological Alterations. Environ Toxicol Chem. doi :10.1002/etc.3848.

Udeshi, K.M.W., Jayaweera, H.H.E., Wickramasinghe, D.D., Ariyaratne, T.R. (2017) Classification of Spatial Variability of Water Quality using Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra : A Case Study on Beira Lake. International Journal of Photonics and Optical Technology,  Vol. 3, Iss. 1, Pp 43-47.

Lo, K.F.A., Koralegedara, S.B., and Wickramsinghe, D.D., (2017) Detecting climate change through rainfall pattern variation in Taipei and Colombo cities. International Journal of Development Research, Vol. 07, Issue, 05, Pp 12838-12844.

Chathumani, D, Wickramasinghe, D.D., and Isuru Gunarathna (2019) Decades to Accumulate, Seconds to fall: A Case Study on Meethotamulla Garbage Dump Collapse in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 3 (3), Pp 847 – 850, ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3URL:https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd23080.pdf

Athapaththu, A., Wickramasinghe, D. and Somachandra, M., (2020). Hotspots of land use/land cover change around Bolgoda wetland, Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 48(3).

Palliyaguru, M.P.G.N.M., Navaratne, C.M., Wickramasinghe, D.D., and Nanayakkara, C.M. (2020) Building up resilience in agriculture sector: Minimizing the impact of nitrogen fertilizer on water bodies through Grey Water Footprint approach on paddy cultivation in Intermediate zone, Sri Lanka. Publication of International Conference on Building Resilience (ICBR), Lisbon, Portugal. Pp 78-85

Dissanayake D.A.S.J., Wickramasinghe D.D., Manage P.M. (2021). Harmful diatoms and dinoflagellates in the Indian Ocean: a study from Southern Coast of Sri Lanka. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology, 11 (1), 279-285

Uthpala A. Jayawardena, Deepthi D. Wickramasinghe, Preethi V. Udagam (2021), Cytogenotoxicity evaluation of a heavy metal mixture, detected in a polluted urban wetland: micronucleus and comet induction in the Indian green frog (Euphlyctis hexadactylus) erythrocytes and the Allium cepa bioassay.  Chemosphere : 130278

Wickramasinghe, D., Weerasinghe, Y., Fernando, S. (2021). Spatial ecology of raptors in an urban wetland: A case study from Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 11 (7), 174-178

Fernando, E., Wickramasinghe, D., and Fernando, V.K. (2021). An overview of vertebrate faunal diversity in Sri Lankan mangroves. Journal of Coastal Research, ISSN 0749-0208. (Accepted)