Dr Graeme Shannon
Lecturer in Zoology (Behaviour) / Director of Impact and Engagement
Contact info
Location: 304 Environment Centre Wales
Tel: 01248 382318
Website: www.wildliferesearch.co.uk
My research and teaching centres on the fields of animal behaviour, ecology and conservation, with particular focus on the effects of human activities on wildlife, animal cognition and the behavioural ecology of large herbivores. I have studied African elephants over the past two decades, addressing questions on foraging and movement ecology as well as investigating the detailed social and ecological knowledge of elephant family groups and the role of the matriarch. The research that I have conducted on elephant cognition has involved extensive use of acoustic playbacks, whereby animal vocalisations are broadcast to study the responses of elephants to social and ecological threats. More recently, I have applied these playback techniques to understand the effects of anthropogenic noise - a growing source of environmental disturbance - on animal behavior and wildlife ecology. I am also interested in the role that large herbivores play in ecosystem function and structure in natural and human altered habitats. This has led to the development of a project exploring fallow deer behaviour and habitat utilisation in the Elwy Valley, North Wales.
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Vocal characteristics of prairie dog alarm calls across an urban noise gradient
Shannon, G., McKenna, M. F., Wilson-Henjum, G., Angeloni, L., Crooks, K. & Wittemyer, G., Maw 2020, Yn: Behavioral Ecology. 31, 2, t. 393-400Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Contrasting selection pressure on body and weapon size in a polygynous megaherbivore
Shannon, G., Sadler, P., Smith, J., Roylance-Casson, E. & Cordes, L., 31 Hyd 2021, Yn: Biology Letters. 17, 10Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Curious Kids: why do elephants have tusks?
Shannon, G., 15 Maw 2021, The Conversation.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl
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How noise pollution is changing animal behaviour
Shannon, G., 17 Rhag 2015, The Conversation.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl
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Ecological Consequences of Ecotourism for Wildlife Populations and Communities
Shannon, G., Larson, C. L., Reed, S. E., Krooks, K. R. & Angeloni, L. M., 21 Awst 2017, Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril. Blumstein, D. T., Geoffrey, B., Samia, D. S. M. & Bessa, E. (gol.). Springer International PublishingAllbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
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A synthesis of two decades of research documenting the effects of noise on wildlife
Shannon, G., McKenna, M. F., Angeloni, L. M., Crooks, K., Fristrup, K. M., Brown, E., Warner, K. A., Nelson, M. D., White, C., Briggs, J., McFarland, S. & Wittemyer, G., 4 Hyd 2016, Yn: Biological Reviews. 91, 4, t. 982 1005 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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We used 60-year-old notebooks to find out why male hippos have bigger tusks than females
Shannon, G., 8 Hyd 2021, The Conversation.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl
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Recommended survey designs for occupancy modelling using motion-activated cameras: insights from empirical wildlife data
Shannon, G., Lewis, J. S. & Gerber, B. D., 28 Awst 2014, Yn: PeerJ. 2, e532.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of coronavirus infection
Shannon, G., Gresham, A. & Barton, O., 8 Tach 2021, The Conversation.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl
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What prairie dogs tell us about the effects of noise pollution
Shannon, G., 14 Ebr 2016, The Conversation.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyhoeddiad arbenigol › Erthygl