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. 2023
  2. Exploring novel techniques to quantify habitat use, diet, and ecological effects of deer, with a focus on fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley, North Wales

    Gresham, A. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Eichhorn, M. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor), 11 Aug 2023

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  3. Mind the Monkeys: Road Ecology of the Zanzibar Red Colobus

    Skinner, H. (Author), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Davenport, T. R. B. (Supervisor), 7 Jun 2023

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  4. Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals

    Justus, W. (Author), Valle, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 6 Mar 2023

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  5. Assessing landscape-scale patterns of activity and habitat-use by fallow deer (Dama dama) in the Elwy Valley region of North Wales, UK

    Barton, O. (Author), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Cordes, L. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 6 Mar 2023

    Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

  6. 2022
  7. A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment

    Keeble, D. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Chapman, C. (Supervisor) & Sarkar, D. (Supervisor), 22 Nov 2022

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  8. 2021
  9. Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation

    Harcourt, A. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 26 May 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  10. Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates

    Roylance-Casson, E. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 9 Mar 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  11. Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species

    Chapman, J. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 2 Feb 2021

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  12. 2020
  13. Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus

    Sadler, P. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor), 1 Oct 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  14. Have stripe patterns influenced the social behaviour and cohesion of the plains zebra (Equus quagga)?

    Smith, D. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 24 Aug 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  15. The Origin of Zebra Stripes: Does Striping Provide a Fecundity Advantage?

    Evetts, J. (Author), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor), 4 Mar 2020

    Student thesis: Masters by Research

  16. 2018