Prof. Sarath W. kotagama
Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences
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RANGING BEHAVIOR OF THE ASIAN ELEPHANT IN SRI LANKA
Fernando P, Wikramanayake ED, Janaka HK, Jayasinghe LKA, Gunawardena M,
Kotagama SW, Weerakoon D, Pastorini J (2008)
RANGING BEHAVIOR OF THE ASIAN ELEPHANT IN SRI LANKA. Mammalian Biology
73:2-13.
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF SRI LANKA
Kotagama S.W & Gamini Ratnavira
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF SRI LANKA
FOGSL publication 2010. ISBN 978-955-8576-26-7. pp 355; 52 plates.
Sreekar, R., Srinivasan, U., Mammides, C., Chen, J., Goodale, U.M., Kotagama, S. W.,
Sidhu, S. and Goodale, E. 2015. The effect of land-use on the diversity and mass-
abundance relationships of understory avian insectivores in Sri Lanka and southern
India.Scientific Reports 5: 11569.
Does mixed-species flocking influence how birds respond to a gradient of land-use intensity?
Mammides, C., Chen, J., Goodale, U. M., Kotagama, S. W., Sidhu, S., Goodale, E.
2015. Does mixed-species flocking influence how birds respond to a gradient of land-use
intensity? Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences 282: 20151118.
Vocal mimicry of alarm- associated sounds by a drongo elicits flee and mobbing responses from other species that participate in mixed-species bird flocks
Goodale, E., Ratnayake, C. P. & Kotagama, S. W. 2014. Vocal mimicry of alarm-
associated sounds by a drongo elicits flee and mobbing responses from other species that
participate in mixed-species bird flocks. Ethology 120: 266-274.
The response of birds and mixed-species bird flocks to human-modified landscapes in Sri Lanka and southern India
Goodale, E., Kotagama, S. W., Raman, T. R. S., Sidhu, S., Goodale, U. M., Parker, S.,
Chen, J. 2014. The response of birds and mixed-species bird flocks to human-modified
landscapes in Sri Lanka and southern India. Forest Ecology and Management 329: 384-
392.
The response of birds and mixed-species bird flocks to human-modified landscapes
Goodale, E., Kotagama, S. W., Raman, T. R. S., Sidhu, S., Goodale, U. M., Parker, S. &
Chen, J. 2014. The response of birds and mixed-species bird flocks to human-modified
landscapes
The frequency of vocal mimicry varies due to proximity to nest and nesting stage in a passerine bird
Goodale, E., Ratnayake, C. P., Kotagama, S. W. 2014. The frequency of vocal
mimicry varies due to proximity to nest and nesting stage in a passerine bird. Behaviour
151: 73-88.
The seasonality of mixed-species flocking in a Sri Lankan rainforest, in relation to the breeding of the nuclear species, the Orange-billed Babbler Turdoides rufescens
Jayarathna, A., Kotagama, S. W., Goodale, E. 2013. The seasonality of mixed-species
flocking in a Sri Lankan rainforest, in relation to the breeding of the nuclear species, the
Orange-billed Babbler Turdoides rufescens. Forktail 29: 138-139.
Positive relationships between association strength and phenotypic similarity characterize the assembly of mixed-species bird flocks globally
Sridhar, H., Srinivasan, U., Askins, R. A., Canales Delgadillo, J. C., Chen, C.-C., Ewert, D. N., Gale, G. A., Goodale, E., Gram, W. K., Hart, P. J., Hobson, K. A., Hutto, R. L., Kotagama, S. W., Knowlton, J., Lee, T. M., Munn, C. A., Nimnuan, S., Nizam, B. Z., Péron, G., Robin, V. V., Rodewald, A. D., Rodewald, P. G., Thomson, R. L., Trivedi, P., Van Wilgenburg, S. L., Shanker, K. 2012. Positive relationships between association strength and phenotypic similarity characterize the assembly of mixed-species bird flocks globally. American naturalist 180: 777-790.
PICTORIAL POCKET GUIDE TO THE COMMON BIRDS OF SRI LANKA
Kotagama S.W.
PICTORIAL POCKET GUIDE TO THE COMMON BIRDS OF SRI LANKA (revised and expanded)
FOGSL Publication 2012. ISBN 978-955-8576-30-4; pp121; plates 43
“ILLANKAYIL POTHU PARAVIKEL” ( Tamil publication- Common birds of Sri Lanka)
Kotagama S.W.
“ILLANKAYIL POTHU PARAVIKEL” ( Tamil publication– Common birds of Sri Lanka)
FOGSL Publication 2012. (Translation by Kanatpathipillai Asokan)
ISBN 978-955-8576-29-8; pp145; Plates 42.
THE EFFECT OF LAND- USE ON MIXED-SPECIES FLOCKS OF SRI LANKA AND SOUTHERN INDIA.
NICHE OCCUPANCY OF THE ORANGE-BILLED BABBLER TURDOIDES RUFESCENS (BLYTH, 1847) IN MIXED-SPECIES FLOCKS IN A SRI LANKAN RAIN FOREST.
MIXED SPECIES FORAGING FLOCKS OF BIRDS IN THREE DIFFERENT ALTITUDES AT THE NORTHERN FLANK OF KNUCKLES REGION.
MIXED SPECIES FORAGING BIRD FLOCKS ARE SUB-SETS OF THE AVIFAUNAL COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT, IN RELATION TO RESIDENT, 27 ENDEMIC AND MIGRANT SPECIES IN THREE SELECTED ALTITUDES OF THE KNUCKLES CONSERVATION FOREST, IN THE CENTRAL PROVICNCE OF SRI LANKA.
DISTRIBUTIONAL STATUS OF HORNBILLS IN SRI LANKA, 1993-2009
Sarath W. Kotagama, Chinthaka Kaluthota, and Chandralal Kumara.( 2011),
DISTRIBUTIONAL STATUS OF HORNBILLS IN SRI LANKA, 1993-2009.
The Raffles bulletin of Zoology: Supplement No. 24:77-83 Date of Publication: 30 March
2011.
“SRI LANKA KURULLO- ATH POTHA” (Sinhala publication- Birds of Sri Lanka Handbook)
Kotagma S.W. & Athula Wijesinha
“SRI LANKA KURULLO- ATH POTHA” (Sinhala publication– Birds of Sri Lanka Handbook)
FOGSL Publication 2011. ISBN 978-955-8576-28-1; pp229; Plates 66.
TWO SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF PASSERINE BIRDS IMITATE THE AMERAPTORCALLS IN ALARM CONTEXTS
Ratnayake, C.P., Goodale, E. & Kotagama, S.W. (2010).
TWO SYMPATRIC SPECIES OF PASSERINE BIRDS IMITATE THE AMERAPTORCALLS
IN ALARM CONTEXTS. Naturwissenschaften 97: 103 – 108
FIRST PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE HORTON PLAINS SLENDER LORIS Loris tardigradus nycticebodies, IN 72 YEARS
Saman Gamage, James T. Reardon, U.K.G.K.Padmalal and S.W.Kotagama, ( 2010)
FIRST PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE HORTON PLAINS SLENDER LORIS Loris
tardigradus nycticebodies, IN 72 YEARS. Primate Conservation (25): 57-60.
ASSESSING “FALSE” ALARM CALLS BY A DRONGO ( Dicrurus paradiseus) in mixed-species bird flocks
Satischandra., S,H,K., Kodituwakku. P., Kotagama. S.W., Goodale. E., (2010)
ASSESSING “FALSE” ALARM CALLS BY A DRONGO ( Dicrurus paradiseus) in
mixed-species bird flocks. Behavioral Ecology 21: 396-403
REGIONAL VARIATION IN STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF MIXED-SPECIES BIRD FLOCKS OF THE WESTERN GHATS AND SRI LANKA: A REVIEW
Goodale, E., Nizam, B,Z., Robin, V.V., Sridhar, H., Trivedi, P., Kotagama, S.W.,
Padmalal, U.K.G.K., Perera,R., Vijayan, L. (2009)
REGIONAL VARIATION IN STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF MIXED-SPECIES
BIRD FLOCKS OF THE WESTERN GHATS AND SRI LANKA: A REVIEW.
Current Science 97: 648-663.
NATURAL VERSUS ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS AND THEIR WATERBIRDS IN SRI LANKA
Bellio MG, Kingsford RT, Kotagama SW (2009).
NATURAL VERSUS ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS AND THEIR WATERBIRDS IN SRI
LANKA. Biological Conservation 142(12):3076-3085
RESPONSE TO CONSPECIFIC AND HETEROSPECIFIC ALARM CALLS IN MIXED- SPECIES BIRD FLOCKS OF A SRI LANKAN RAINFOREST
Eben Goodale and Sarath W. Kotagama (2008)
RESPONSE TO CONSPECIFIC AND HETEROSPECIFIC ALARM CALLS IN MIXED-
SPECIES BIRD FLOCKS OF A SRI LANKAN RAINFOREST.
Behavioral Ecology, Volume19, 887-894
THE DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE AND HABITAT PREFERENCES OF SRI LANKA SLENDER LORIS, Loris tardigradus (PRIMATES: LORISIDAE).
THE BENEFITS OF JOINING MIXED-SPECIES FLOCKS FOR GREATER RACKET- TAILED DRONGOS DICRURUS Dicrurus paradiseus
Satischandra S.H., E.Kudavidanage, S.W.Kotagama., (2007)
THE BENEFITS OF JOINING MIXED-SPECIES FLOCKS FOR GREATER RACKET-
TAILED DRONGOS DICRURUS Dicrurus paradiseus.
Journal of Asian Ornithology. Forktail 23: 145-148
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION OF MIXED-SPECIES BIRD FLOCKS IN SRI LANKA.
Goodale,E., Kotagama, S.W. (2007)
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION OF MIXED-SPECIES BIRD
FLOCKS IN SRI LANKA.
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 104: 96-98
ONTOGENETIC CHANGES IN DIET AND INTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY IN SEMI-TERRESTRIAL TADPOLES OF Nannophrys ceylonensis (Dicroglossidae)
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.
BARCODING INDO-MALAYAN BIRDS
Navjot S. Sodhi, Dwi Astuti, Arvin C. Diesmos, Per Ericson, Neil Fernandopulle, Sarath
Kotagama, Enoka Kudavidanage, Haw Chuan Lim, Benjamin Lee, Susan L. H. Lim,
Yangchen Lin, David J. Lohman, Wina Meckvichai, Hector Miranda, Robert G. Moyle,
Perry Ong, Khang Aun Pan, Dewi Prawiradilaga, Mustafa Abdul Rahman, Asad
Rahmani, Frederick H. Sheldon, Mark Y. Stoeckle, Sri Sulandari, Luan Keng Wang and
Kevin Winker.(2007).
BARCODING INDO-MALAYAN BIRDS.
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Vol. 55(2)