Dr Graeme Shannon
Lecturer in Zoology (Behaviour) / Director of Impact and Engagement
Affiliations
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.
- 2022
- Published
Overlap not Gap: Understanding the Relationship between Animal Communication and Language with Prototype Theory
Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jun 2022, In: Lingua. 272, 103332.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Early trauma affects an elephant’s ability to assess threat from lions – new research
Shannon, G., 18 Feb 2022, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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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, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2021
- 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 publication › Article
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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 Oct 2021, In: Biology Letters. 17, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 publication › Article
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Cognitive Linguistics Support for the Evolution of Language from Animal Cognition
Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jul 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
- Published
Curious Kids: why do elephants have tusks?
Shannon, G., 15 Mar 2021, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
- 2020
- Published
Sleeping Eurasian oystercatchers adjust their vigilance in response to the behaviour of neighbours, human disturbance and environmental conditions
McBlain, M., Jones, K. & Shannon, G., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Zoology. 312, 2, p. 75-84 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Noisy humans make birds sleep with one eye open – but lockdown offered a reprieve
Shannon, G., 25 Jun 2020, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article