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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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
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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
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 1370-1375Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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. 135-141Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 journal › Article › peer-review
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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
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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