Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo
2022
Physical and behavioral indicators associated with hormonal changes during musth in zoo-housed and free-ranging Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Publication/Journal: Theriogenology Wild
Keywords: androgens, conservation, glucocorticoids, temporal gland secretion, thyroid hormones, urine dribbling
2022
Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior and Cortisol Metabolites Concentrations of Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) in Captivity
Publication/Journal: 2nd International Conference on Veterinary, Animal, and Environmental Sciences (ICVAES 2020)
Keywords: animal behavior, cortisol metabolites, number of visitors, sambar deer
2021
Nocturnal behavior of orphaned Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calves in Sri Lanka
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, elephas maximus, nocturnal behavior, rehabilitation, resting behavior
2017
Intra- and interspecific aggression do not modulate androgen levels in dusky gregories, yet male aggression is reduced by an androgen blocker
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: 11-ketotestosterone, aggression, flutamide, simulated resident–intruder test, teleost, testosterone, year-round territoriality
2013
Random walk analysis of ranging patterns of sympatric langurs in a complex resource landscape
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: lévy flights, ranging, semnopithecus, sri lanka, trachypithecus
2013
Dietary choices by four captive slender lorises (Loris tardigradus) when presented with various insect life stages
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive diet, duke lemur center, prosimian
2011
Genetic variation in Sri Lankan leopards
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aprt, panthera pardus kotiya, pgd, polymorphism
1991