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.
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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 Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Mar 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 14, p. 5433-5438Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 Aug 2017, Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril. Blumstein, D. T., Geoffrey, B., Samia, D. S. M. & Bessa, E. (eds.). Springer International PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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Curious Kids: why do elephants have tusks?
Shannon, G., 15 Mar 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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Conservation behavior in action: a comment on Harding et al
Shannon, G., Dec 2019, In: Behavioral Ecology. 30, 6, p. 1513-1514 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › 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
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Characterizing anthropogenic noise to improve understanding and management of impacts to wildlife
McKenna, M. F., Shannon, G. & Fristrup, K., 28 Nov 2016, In: Endangered Species Research. 31, p. 279-291 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Capturing red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on camera: A cost-effective approach for monitoring relative abundance and habitat preference
Shannon, G., Valle, S. & Shuttleworth, C., 3 Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 10, e10536.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review