Ecology and Evolution
Pathirana, N.U.K., Meegaskumbura, M. and Rajakaruna, R.S. (2019). Effects of the sequential exposure of two larval trematodes to Polypedates cruciger tadpoles. Ecology and Evolution, .
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Pathirana, N.U.K., Meegaskumbura, M. and Rajakaruna, R.S. (2019). Host resistance and tolerance to parasitism: age dependent fitness consequences in common hourglass tree frog Polypedates cruciger exposed to two larval trematodes. Canadian Journal of Zoology, .
Ceylon Journal of Science
Pathirana, N.U.K. and Rajakaruna, R.S. (2018). Trematode infections in frogs: Do all cercarial morphotypes infect and induce effects on the common hourglass tree frog, Polypedates cruciger? . Ceylon Journal of Science, .

National Science Foundation (NSF) SUSRED (Support Scheme for Supervision of Research Degrees) award (2019) for the MPhil dissertation
Research Training Program Scholarship (RTP) (2018) - Department of Education and Training, Commonwealth Government of Australia
Hilda Obeysekera Postgraduate Research Fellowship (2016)- University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Prof. F.P. Amerasinghe Memorial Gold Medal for Excellence in Zoology (2013/2014)- University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2017-2025
University Research Grant 2024