Dr Buddhi Dayananda
Senior Biometrician Consultant
School of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Journal Articles
Zhang, Yuyang, Tian, Cheng, Yu, Tao, Dayananda, Buddhi, Fu, Brendan, Senaratne, Samiddhi L., Wu, Cuiyun and Li, Junqing (2021). Differential effects of acid rain on photosynthetic performance and pigment composition of the critically endangered Acer amplum subsp. catalpifolium. Global Ecology and Conservation, 30 e01773, e01773. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01773
Zhang, Yuyang, Yu, Tao, Ma, Wenbao, Dayananda, Buddhi, Iwasaki, Kenji and Li, Junqing (2021). Morphological, physiological and photophysiological responses of critically endangered Acer catalpifolium to acid stress. Plants, 10 (9) 1958, 1958. doi: 10.3390/plants10091958
Dayananda, Buddhi, Bezeng, Simeon Bezeng, Karunarathna, Suranjan and Jeffree, Ross A. (2021). Climate change impacts on tropical reptiles: likely effects and future research needs based on Sri Lankan perspectives. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 688723. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.688723
Zhang, Lin, Yang, Fang, Li, Ning and Dayananda, Buddhi (2021). Environment-dependent variation in gut microbiota of an Oviparous lizard (Calotes versicolor). Animals, 11 (8), 2461. doi: 10.3390/ani11082461
Liu, Zheng-Xiao, Dayananda, Buddhi, Jeffree, Ross, Tian, Cheng and Li, Jun-Qing (2020). Giant panda distribution and habitat preference: the influence of sympatric large mammals. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24 e01221, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01221
Dayananda, Buddhi, Jeffree, Ross A. and Webb, Jonathan K. (2020). Body temperature and time of day both affect nocturnal lizard performance: an experimental investigation. Journal of Thermal Biology, 93 102728, 102728. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102728
Peng, Liqing, Tang, Ming, Gan, Litao, Ren, Xuli, Jiang, Lichun, Li, Shaobin, Chen, Wei and Dayananda, Buddhi (2020). A new species of nematoda from the Bufo minshanicus in Southwestern China. Comparative Parasitology, 87 (1), 121-126. doi: 10.1654/1525-2647-87.1.121
Su, Rina, Yu, Tao, Dayananda, Buddhi, Bu, Rentuya, Su, Jinhua and Fan, Qingyun (2020). Impact of climate change on primary production of Inner Mongolian grasslands. Global Ecology and Conservation, 22 e00928, e00928. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e00928
Dayananda, Buddhi and Webb, Jonathan K (2020). Thermophilic response to feeding in adult female velvet geckos. Current Zoology, 66 (6), 693-694. doi: 10.1093/cz/zoaa022
Yu, Tao, Gao, Jian, Huang, Bing-Hong, Dayananda, Buddhi and Li, Jun-Qing (2020). Comparative plastome analyses and phylogenetic applications of the Acer section Platanoidea. Forests, 11 (4) 462, 462. doi: 10.3390/f11040462
Tian, Cheng, Zhang, Yu-Yang, Liu, Zheng-Xiao, Dayananda, Buddhi, Fu, Xiao-Bo, Yuan, Dan, Tu, Zheng-Bin, Luo, Chun-Ping and Li, Jun-Qing (2020). Temporal niche patterns of large mammals in Wanglang National Nature Reserve, China. Global Ecology and Conservation, 22 e01015, e01015. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01015
Tian, Cheng, Liao, Pei-Chun, Dayananda, Buddhi, Zhang, Yu-Yang, Liu, Zheng-Xiao, Li, Jun-Qing, Yu, Bing and Qing, Li (2019). Impacts of livestock grazing, topography and vegetation on distribution of wildlife in Wanglang National Nature Reserve, China. Global Ecology and Conservation, 20 e00726, e00726. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00726
Tang, Jianzhao, Wang, Jing, Fang, Quanxiao, Dayananda, Buddhi, Yu, Qiang, Zhao, Peiyi, Yin, Hong and Pan, Xuebiao (2019). Identifying agronomic options for better potato production and conserving water resources in the agro-pastoral ecotone in North China. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 272, 91-101. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.04.001
Bezeng, Bezeng S., Tesfamichael, Solomon G. and Dayananda, Buddhi (2018). Predicting the effect of climate change on a range-restricted lizard in southeastern Australia. Current Zoology, 64 (2), 165-171. doi: 10.1093/cz/zox021
Dayananda, B., Penfold, S. and Webb, J. K. (2017). The effects of incubation temperature on locomotor performance, growth and survival in hatchling velvet geckos. Journal of Zoology, 303 (1), 46-53. doi: 10.1111/jzo.12460
Dayananda, Buddhi, Murray, Brad R. and Webb, Jonathan K. (2017). Hotter nests produce hatchling lizards with lower thermal tolerance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 (12), 2159-2165. doi: 10.1242/jeb.152272
Dayananda, Buddhi, Ibarguengoytia, Nora, Whiting, Martin J. and Webb, Jonathan K. (2017). Effects of pregnancy on body temperature and locomotor performance of velvet geckos. Journal of Thermal Biology, 65, 64-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.02.005
Dayananda, Buddhi and Webb, Jonathan K. (2017). Incubation under climate warming affects learning ability and survival in hatchling lizards. Biology Letters, 13 (3), 20170002. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0002
Penfold, Scott, Dayananda, Buddhi and Webb, Jonathan K. (2017). Chemical cues influence retreat-site selection by flat rock spiders. Behaviour, 154 (2), 149-161. doi: 10.1163/1568539x-00003415
Dayananda, Buddhi, Gray, Sarah, Pike, David and Webb, Jonathan K. (2016). Communal nesting under climate change: fitness consequences of higher incubation temperatures for a nocturnal lizard. Global Change Biology, 22 (7), 2405-2414. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13231
Gabadage, Dinesh E., Botejue, W. Madhava S., Surasinghe, Thilina D., Bahir, Mohomed M., Madawala, Majintha B., Dayananda, Buddhi, Weeratunga, Vimukthi U. and Karunarathna, D.M.S. Sameera (2015). Avifaunal diversity in the peripheral areas of the Maduruoya National Park in Sri Lanka: with conservation and management implications. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 8 (2), 121-132. doi: 10.1016/j.japb.2015.04.005
Dayananda, W. G. N. B. P. and Weerakoon, Devaka K. (2012). Visitor Survey of the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka. Gajah, 3-10.
Conference Papers
Dayananda, Buddhi (2016). Effects of climate change on cognitive ability of hatchling lizards. 16th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Exeter, United Kingdom, 28 July - 3 August 2016.
Dayananda, Buddhi (2016). Will early hatchlings toast?. The 8th World Congress of Herpetology, Hangzhou, China, 15-21 August 2016.
Dayananda, Buddhi (2016). Will hotter nests cause lizard extinctions?. World Congress of Herpetology, Hangzhou, China, 15-21 August 2016.
Dayananda, Buddhi (2015). The interplay between environmental temperatures and locomotor performance of lizards and their preferred body temperatures during reproduction period. 52nd Annual Meeting of The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Honolulu, HI, United States, 12 - 16 Jul 2015.
Dayananda, Buddhi (2015). Circadian rhythm in locomotor performance of nocturnal lizards. 34th International Ethological Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 9 - 14 August 2015.
Dayananda, Buddhi (2015). Predicted increases in nest temperatures affect the survival of hatchling velvet geckos. 5th International Wildlife Management Congress, Sapporo, Japan, 26-30 July 2015.
Dayananda,Buddhi (2014). Decreased locomotor performance as a cost of reproduction in the velvet gecko, Oedura lesueurii: interactive effects of time, reproductive status and temperature on locomotion. 18th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, New York, NY, United States, 31 July - 5 August 2014.