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Academic Staff member

Mrs. K. G. Dinelka D. Thilakarathne

Lecturer (Confirmed)

B.Sc. (Zoology) (Peradeniya, SL)
M.Phil. (Zoology) (Peradeniya, SL)
Ph.D. (Reading) (UNL, USA)

Email - thilakarathnekgd@zoo.ruh.ac.lk

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  • Lectures
  • Invertebrate diversity II (ZOO 1202) Phylum mollusca (5 lectures)
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (ZOO 3252) (8 lectures)
  • Conservation and Management of Environment (ZOO4164) (8 lectures)
  • Practical in-charge
  • General zoology practical I (ZOO 1121)
  • General zoology practical II (ZOO 1221)
  • General Zoology Practical III (ZOO 2121)
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (ZOO 3252)
  • Practical course in Invertebrate biology (ZOO 4051)
  • Laboratory techniques in biology I (ZOO 4061)
  • Conservation and Management of Environment (ZOO4164)
  • Laboratory techniques in biology II (ZOO 4221)
  • Animal Ecology (Theoretical ecology, Spatial and temporal species distribution modeling, and biotic-abiotic interactions)
  • Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Ecological Statistics and Modeling
  • Malacology
  • Research articles
  • Lakkana, P.H.T., Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D. and Meegaskumbura, M. (2019). Egg laying behavior and initial growth related measurements of Sri Lankan Kangaroo lizard (Otocryptis wiegmanni) under captivity. Journal of Zoologica Zeylanica. 1(1):5-10
  • Maheshini, P.W.D.B., Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D., Hirimuthugoda, G.N., Ranawana, K.B. and Kumburegama, S. (2019). Terrestrial pest gastropods and the damage to the local agriculture in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya district in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science. 48(2):177-184
  • Thilakarathne, D., Hirimuthugoda, G.N., Lakkana, T. and Kumburegama, S. (2020). Ichthyofauna at Warathenna-Hakkinda declared environmental protection area (EPA) in Kandy, Sri Lanka. WILDLANKA. 7(4):181-196
  • Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D., Hirimuthugoda, G.N., Lakkana, P.H.T. and Kumburegama, S. (2021). Embryonic and larval development of the freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) in laboratory condition. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquaculture and fisheries. 26(1):25-36
  • Thilakarathne, D., Lakkana, T., Hirimuthugoda, G., Wijesundara, C. and Kumburegama, S. (2021). Diversity and distribution of avifauna at Warathenna-Hakkinda Environmental Protection Area in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13(12):19689-19701
  • Thilakarathne, D. and Hirimuthugoda, G. (2022). Can the Sri Lankan endemic-endangered fish Labeo fisheri (Teleostei: cyprinidae) adapt to a new habitat?. Journal of Threatened taxa. 14(8):21579-21587
  • Sudharaka, K.G.A., Rupasinghe, M.A.M., Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D., Chathuranga, W.G.D., Wickramasinghe, M.P., Weerakoon, S.N., Lakkana, P.H.T. and Bandara, K.V.S.N. (2023). Sesarmid crabs as key contributors to the soil organic carbon sedimentation in tropical mangroves. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 31:757–773
  • Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D., Hirimuthugoda G.N., Ranawana, K.B. and Kumburegama, S. (2024). Terrestrial Pest Gastropod Diversity and Spatiotemporal Variations in Highland Agricultural Lands of Sri Lanka. Journal of Ecology and Environment. 48(07):1-14
  • Thilakarathne, K.G.D.D., Ranawana, K.B. and Kumburegama, S. (2024). Biodiversity dynamics of terrestrial gastropods in the tropical montane rainforests of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Archives of Biological Sciences. 76(01):55-70 (https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS231126002T)
  • Kyle E. Coblentz, Lisa A. Treidel, Francis P. Biagioli, Christina G. Fragel, Allison E. Johnson, Dinelka D. Thilakarathne, Liuqingqing Yang, and John P. DeLong (2024). A framework for understanding climate change impacts through intra- and interspecific asymmetries in climate change responses. Global Change Biology. 30: e17378. (http://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17378)
  • Coblentz, K. E., Yang, L., Dalal, A., Incarnato, M. M. N., Thilakarathne, D. D., Shaw, C., Wilson, R., Biagioli, F., Montooth, K. L., & DeLong, J. P. (2024). Heritable intraspecific variation among prey in size and movement interact to shape predation risk and potential natural selection. Functional Ecology, 38, 2459–2469. (https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14644)
  • Awards
  • Best project award - Do color and posture influence the protective value of snail poop masquerading by sawfly caterpillar? in the course symposium of AFEC-X, held in XTBG, Chinese Academy of Science, China (2018)
  • University award for academic excellence, University of Peradeniya (2015)
  • Administrative and club activities
  • Member of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation - ATBC (2022-2024)
  • Sponsored member of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation - ATBC (2019)