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

    A multifaceted framework to establish the presence of meaning in non-human communication

    Amphaeris, J., Blumstein, D., Shannon, G., Tenbrink, T. & Kershenbaum, A., 20 Jun 2023, In: Biological Reviews. 98, 6, p. 1887-1909 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Cognitive Linguistics Support for the Evolution of Language from Animal Cognition

    Amphaeris, J., Shannon, G. & Tenbrink, T., Jul 2021.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  4. Published

    The effects of population management on wild ungulates: A systematic map of evidence for UK species

    Barton, O., Gresham, A., Healey, J., Cordes, L. & Shannon, G., 10 Jun 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 6, 26 p., e0267385.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Predicting the spatial expansion of an animal population with presence-only data

    Barton, O., Healey, J., Cordes, L., Davies, A. & Shannon, G., Nov 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11, p. e10778 e10778.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Seasonal range fidelity of a megaherbivore in response to environmental change

    Burton-Roberts, R., Cordes, L., Slotow, R., Vanak, A. T., Thaker, M., Govender, N. & Shannon, G., 22 Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    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, 11

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Rangeland dynamics: investigating vegetation composition and structure of urban and exurban prairie dog habitat

    Hopson, R., Meiman, P. & Shannon, G., 29 Jan 2015, In: PeerJ. 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    A review of bovine tuberculosis transmission risk in European wildlife communities

    Justus, W., Valle, S., Barton, O., Gresham, A. & Shannon, G., 1 Mar 2024, In: Mammal Review.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    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 Apr 2023, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Published

    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 Nov 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. 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 publicationArticle

  15. 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

  16. Published

    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. 5433-5438

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. 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 publicationArticle

  18. Published

    Curious Kids: why do elephants have tusks?

    Shannon, G., 15 Mar 2021, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  19. Published

    Road traffic noise modifies behaviour of a keystone species

    Shannon, G. W., Shannon, G., Angeloni, L. M., Wittmeyer, G., Fristrup, K. M. & Crooks, K. R., 7 Jul 2014, In: Animal Behaviour. 94, p. 135-141

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    How noise pollution is changing animal behaviour

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

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  22. 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

  23. Behavioral responses associated with a human-mediated predator shelter

    Shannon, G., Cordes, L. S., Angeloni, L., Hardy, A. & Crooks, K., 9 Apr 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 4, e94630.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Underwater noise is a threat to marine life: Conversation article

    Shannon, G., 17 Jan 2023, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  25. Published

    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 journalArticle

  26. Published

    Vocal characteristics of prairie dog alarm calls across an urban noise gradient

    Shannon, G., McKenna, M. F., Wilson-Henjum, G., Angeloni, L., Crooks, K. & Wittemyer, G., Mar 2020, In: Behavioral Ecology. 31, 2, p. 393-400

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. Published

    Best Practices Toward Sustainable Ecotourism

    Shannon, G., 27 May 2017, Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril. Germany: Springer International Publishing, p. 153-178 26 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. Published

    What prairie dogs tell us about the effects of noise pollution

    Shannon, G., 14 Apr 2016, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  33. Published

    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, 10

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Road noise causes earlier predator detection and flight response in a free-ranging mammal

    Shannon, G. W., Crooks, K. R., Wittemyer, G., Fristrup, K. M. & Angeloni, L. M., 7 Apr 2016, In: Behavioral Ecology. 27, 5, p. 1370-1375

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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