Dr Graeme Shannon
Lecturer in Zoology (Behaviour) / Director of Impact and Engagement
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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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Conservation behavior in action: a comment on Harding et al
Shannon, G., Rhag 2019, Yn: Behavioral Ecology. 30, 6, t. 1513-1514 2 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl
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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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Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research
Shannon, G., 18 Chwef 2022, 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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Elephants can determine ethnicity, gender, and age from acoustic cues in human voices
Shannon, G. W., McComb, K., Shannon, G., Sayialel, K. N. & Moss, C., 10 Maw 2014, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 14, t. 5433-5438Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Horizontal viewsheds of large herbivores as a function of woodland structure
Gresham, A., Healey, J., Eichhorn, M., Barton, O., Smith, A. & Shannon, G., 9 Tach 2023, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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How chronic anthropogenic noise can affect wildlife communities
Kok, A. C. M., Berkhout, B. W., Carlson, N. V., Evans, N. P., Khan, N., Potvin, D. A., Radford, A. N., Sebire, M., Sabet, S. S., Shannon, G. & Wascher, C. A., 5 Ebr 2023, Yn: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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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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Inequalities in noise will affect urban wildlife
Nelson-Olivieri, J. R., Layden, T. J., Antunez, E., Khalighifar, A., Lasky, M., Laverty, T. M., Sanchez, K. A., Shannon, G., Starr, S., Verahrami, A. K. & Bombaci, S. P., 20 Tach 2023, Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid