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.

  1. Published

    The last giants: the rise and fall of the african elephant

    Wood, L., Shannon, G. & Bates, L., 2 Apr 2020, Hodder & Stoughton. 260 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBook

  2. Published

    Alarm call modification by prairie dogs in the presence of juveniles

    Wilson-Henjum, G., Job, J., McKenna, M. F., Shannon, G. & Wittemyer, G., May 2019, In: Ethology. 37, 2, p. 167-174 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    A framework to assess evolutionary responses to anthropogenic light and sound

    Swaddle, J. P., Francis, C., Barber, J., Cooper, C., Kyba, C., Dominoni, D., Shannon, G., Aschehoug, E., Goodwin, S., Kawahara, A., Luther, D., Spoelstra, K., Voss, M. & Longcore, T., 1 Sept 2015, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 30, 9, p. 550-560

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Social Disruption Impairs Predatory Threat Assessment in African Elephants

    Shannon, G., Cordes, L., Slotow, R., Moss, C. & McComb, K., 17 Feb 2022, In: Animals. 12, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of coronavirus infection

    Shannon, G., Gresham, A. & Barton, O., 8 Nov 2021, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  6. Recommended survey designs for occupancy modelling using motion-activated cameras: insights from empirical wildlife data

    Shannon, G., Lewis, J. S. & Gerber, B. D., 28 Aug 2014, In: PeerJ. 2, e532.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    We used 60-year-old notebooks to find out why male hippos have bigger tusks than females

    Shannon, G., 8 Oct 2021, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  8. 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 Oct 2016, In: Biological Reviews. 91, 4, p. 982 1005 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Ecological Consequences of Ecotourism for Wildlife Populations and Communities

    Shannon, G., Larson, C. L., Reed, S. E., Krooks, K. R. & Angeloni, L. M., 21 Aug 2017, Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril. Blumstein, D. T., Geoffrey, B., Samia, D. S. M. & Bessa, E. (eds.). Springer International Publishing

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  10. Published

    How noise pollution is changing animal behaviour

    Shannon, G., 17 Dec 2015, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

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