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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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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/Report › Book
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Underwater noise is a threat to marine life: Conversation article
Shannon, G., 17 Jan 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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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. 393-400Research 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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What prairie dogs tell us about the effects of noise pollution
Shannon, G., 14 Apr 2016, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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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