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.
Have stripe patterns influenced the social behaviour and cohesion of the plains zebra (Equus quagga)?
Awdur: Smith, D., 24 Awst 2020Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd) & Hayward, M. (Unigolyn allanol) (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Mind the Monkeys: Road Ecology of the Zanzibar Red Colobus
Awdur: Skinner, H., 7 Meh 2023Goruchwylydd: Georgiev, A. (Goruchwylydd), Healey, J. (Goruchwylydd), Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd) & Davenport, T. R. B. (Unigolyn allanol) (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus
Awdur: Sadler, P., 1 Hyd 2020Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates
Awdur: Roylance-Casson, E., 9 Maw 2021Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Detection of an invasive, semi-aquatic mammal: development of an environmental DNA assay and comparison to a conventional method
Awdur: Pugh, B., 24 Hyd 2022Goruchwylydd: Creer, S. (Goruchwylydd) & Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment
Awdur: Keeble, D., 22 Tach 2022Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd), Georgiev, A. (Goruchwylydd), Chapman, C. (Unigolyn allanol) (Goruchwylydd) & Sarkar, D. (Unigolyn allanol) (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals
Awdur: Justus, W., 6 Maw 2023Goruchwylydd: Valle, S. (Goruchwylydd) & Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation
Awdur: Harcourt, A., 26 Mai 2021Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil
Exploring novel techniques to quantify habitat use, diet, and ecological effects of deer, with a focus on fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley, North Wales
Awdur: Gresham, A., 11 Awst 2023Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd), Healey, J. (Goruchwylydd), Eichhorn, M. (Unigolyn allanol) (Goruchwylydd) & Creer, S. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Doethur mewn Athroniaeth
The Origin of Zebra Stripes: Does Striping Provide a Fecundity Advantage?
Awdur: Evetts, J., 4 Maw 2020Goruchwylydd: Shannon, G. (Goruchwylydd) & Hayward, M. (Goruchwylydd)
Traethawd ymchwil myfyriwr: Graddau Meistr trwy Ymchwil