Dave Gammon

By sharing insights from his research into vocal mimicry, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon helps introduce listeners to the "DJs of the Bird World."

Using data from the Elon Poll and from the scientific literature, Gammon et al. show that when humans interact with wildlife, perceptions do not always match reality.

Mockingbird research of Dave Gammon, Elon professor of biology, gets a nod in an article about the use of birdsong as a crosswalk signal.

International journal Behavioral Processes has published a peer-reviewed article written by Professor of Biology Dave Gammon and Anna Corsiglia ’19 titled “Mockingbirds imitate frogs and toads across North American.”

The classroom activity designed by Dave Gammon, professor of biology, for an Elon COR capstone course has been added to a national collection of case studies.

Dave Gammon, associate professor in Elon's biology department, had his research in vocal mimicry featured within a popular science article on howstuffworks.com

The associate professor of biology presented his classroom simulation game during the week-long event at the National Center for Case Studies Teaching in Science.

Dave Gammon, associate professor of biology, and a former research student, Pat Lyon '16, just had a peer-reviewed article accepted for publication in an international bird research journal.

 The associate professor of biology shares his insights on how mockingbirds imitate the sounds of other species.

The mockingbird research of Associate Professor, Dave Gammon, was featured in an article published in the Spring 2016 issue of Living Bird, a popular magazine published quarterly by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.