Articles

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  Research Articles

  Sri Lanka’s Aruwakkalu fossil deposit dates to the Burdigalian Age

  13 Jan 2012

  40 ( 2 ) : 163-174
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  Research Articles

  Invasion by Austroeupatorium inulifolium (Asteraceae) arrests succession following tea cultivation in the highlands of Sri Lanka

  13 Jan 2012

  40 ( 2 ) : 175-181
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  Lead Article

  Geo-Bio Interactions: Implications on plant and human health

  CB Dissanayake

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 1-12
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  Research Articles

  Hybridization between native and invasive alien plants: an overlooked threat to the biodiversity of Sri Lanka

  Deepthi Yakandawala, Kapila Yakandawala

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 13-23
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  Research Articles

  A paradigm shift in the management of musth among bull elephants in captivity in Sri Lanka

  Charles Santiapillai, Bruce Read, Gary Jacobson, S Wijeyamohan, Sunel Rambukpotha

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 25-32
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  Research Articles

  A floristic survey of a unique lowland rain forest in Moraella in the Knuckles valley, Sir Lanka

  WWMAB Medawatte, EMB Ekanayake, KU Tennakoon, CVS Gunatilleke, IAUN Gunatilleke

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 33-51
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  Short Communications

  Clonal propagation of Wattakaka volubilis through nodal explant culture

  D Vinothkumar, S Murugavelh, M Senthikumar

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 53-58
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  Short Communications

  A simple and rapid DNA extraction method for Cyanobacteria and Monocots

  Dhammika Magana-Arachchi, Rasika Wanigatunge

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 59-63
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  Short Communications

  Comparison of lignocellulose biodegradation in solid state fermentation of sugarcane bagasse and rice straw by Aspergillus tamarii

  D Umasaravanan, J Jayapriya, R Rajendran

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 65-68
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  Obituary

  Emeritus Professor Bartholomeusz Aristides Abeywickrama (1920-2011)

  Nimal Gunetilleke, Savitri Gunetilleke

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  24 Aug 2011

  40 ( 1 ) : 69-70
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  Research Articles

  Taruga (Anura: Rhacophoridae), a new genus of foam-nesting tree frogs endemic to Sri Lanka

  Madhava Meegaskumbura, Suyama Meegaskumbura, Gayan Bowatte, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Rohan Pethiyagoda, James Hanken, Christopher Schneider

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 75-94
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  Research Articles

  Cercariae of trematodes in freshwater snails in three climatic zones in Sri Lanka

  Uthpala Jayawardena, Rupika Rajakaruna, Priyanie Amerasinghe

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 95-108
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  Research Articles

  Nesting behaviour of the Green turtle at Kosgoda rookery, Sri Lanka

  EMI Ekanayake, RS Rajakaruna, T Kapurusinghe, MM Saman, DS Rathnakumara, P Samaraweera, KB Ranawana

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 109-120
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  Research Articles

  Analysis of prenyllipids in the chloroplasts of the liverwort Heteroscyphus planus

  RP Karunagoda

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 121-127
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  Research Articles

  Foliage preservatives for vase life extension of two Dieffenbachia species

  Senuri Thambugala, Krishanthi Abeywickrama, Sisira Karunarathna

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 129-136
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  Research Articles

  Biochemical, histochemical and immuno-cytochemical changes in the adrenal cortex of adult male domestic pigeon, Columba livia in relation to annual testicular and environmental cycles

  Nithar Madhu, Bhanumati Sarkar, Chanchal Manna

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 137-146
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  Research Articles

  Siderophore mediated metal uptake by Pseudomonas fluorescens and its comparison to Iron (III) chelation

  Aditi Bhattacharya

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 147-155
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  Short Communications

  Rapid survey of damage due to gall wasp infestation in a coppiced Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantation in Maragamuwa, Naula in the Matale district of Sri Lanka

  WAIP Karunaratne, JP Edirisinghe, KB Ranawana

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  21 Apr 2011

  39 ( 2 ) : 156-163
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  Research Articles

  Assessment of genetic diversity in Aloe germplasm accessions from India using RAPD and morphological markers

  NMC Nayanakantha, BR Singh, AK Gupta

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  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 1-9
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  Research Articles

  Distinctiveness of termite assemblages in two fragmented forest types in Hantane hills in the Kandy District of Sri Lanka

  II Hemachandra, JP Edirisinghe, WAIP Karunaratne, CVS Gunatilleke

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  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 11-19
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  Research Articles

  An assessment of the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka

  Charles Santiapillai, S Wijeyamohan, Ganga Bandara, Rukmali Athurupana, Naveen Dissanayake, Bruce Read

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  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 21-33
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  Research Articles

  Effect of postharvest calcium chloride vacuum infiltration on the shelf life and quality of tomato (cv. 'Thilina')

  PAWANK Senevirathna, WAM Daundasekera

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  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 35-44
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  Research Articles

  Root growth promotion of Ficus species during air-layering

  Mihiri Gamlath, Krishanthi Abeywickrama, Suranga Wickramarachchi

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  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 45-51
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  Research Articles

  Analysis of morphological variation of four populations of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de man, 1879) (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Sri Lanka

  DHN Munasinghe, GGN Thushari

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  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 53-60
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  Research Articles

  A novel Bacillus pumilus strain for alkaline xylanase production at and above 40°C

  12 Oct 2010

  39 ( 1 ) : 61-70