{"id":1313,"date":"2018-12-07T04:04:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T04:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2018-12-07T04:05:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T04:05:13","slug":"integrating-bioacoustics-dna-barcoding-and-niche-modeling-for-frog-conservation-the-threatened-balloon-frogs-of-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/2018\/12\/07\/integrating-bioacoustics-dna-barcoding-and-niche-modeling-for-frog-conservation-the-threatened-balloon-frogs-of-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating bioacoustics, DNA barcoding and niche modeling for frog conservation \u2013 The threatened balloon frogs of Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/academic-staff\/dr-nayana-wijayathilaka\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nayana Wijayathilaka<\/a>,\u00a0Gayani Senevirathne, Champika Bandara, Sanath Rajapakse, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Madhava Meegaskumbura<\/p>\n<p>Journal:\u00a0<i>Global Ecology and Conservation<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">We integrate three techniques, bioacoustics (call), niche modeling and DNA barcoding as a test case to investigate how the combination of these methods can enhance search efficiency for previously unknown populations, especially for those species that are threatened. As a focal group, we considered a clade in the genus Uperodon earlier referred to as Ramanella, represented by four endemic species in Sri Lanka. The work published in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\"><span class=\"hasCaption\">Read the story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/329353988_Integrating_bioacoustics_DNA_barcoding_and_niche_modeling_for_frog_conservation_-_The_threatened_balloon_frogs_of_Sri_Lanka\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1314\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/Figure1_New-968x1024.jpg\" alt=\"figure1_new\" width=\"960\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/Figure1_New-968x1024.jpg 968w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/Figure1_New-40x42.jpg 40w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/Figure1_New-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/12\/Figure1_New-768x812.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors:\u00a0Nayana Wijayathilaka,\u00a0Gayani Senevirathne, Champika Bandara, Sanath Rajapakse, Rohan Pethiyagoda, Madhava Meegaskumbura Journal:\u00a0Global Ecology and Conservation We integrate three techniques, bioacoustics (call), niche modeling and DNA barcoding as a test case &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/2018\/12\/07\/integrating-bioacoustics-dna-barcoding-and-niche-modeling-for-frog-conservation-the-threatened-balloon-frogs-of-sri-lanka\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Integrating bioacoustics, DNA barcoding and niche modeling for frog conservation \u2013 The threatened balloon frogs of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}