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Dr. Oliver Lindecke
Research Group Fellow of the SFB 1372
Scientific career
since 2021 Postdoctoral scientist (100%), Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Research Group Fellow of the CRC/SFB1372
2019 ‒ 2021 Research officer (100%, Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Fellowship), School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
2019 Researcher (50%), Dept. of Evolutionary Ecology, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
2018 Research associate (50%), Dept. of Evolutionary Ecology at the Leibniz IZW, Berlin, Germany
2015 ‒ 2018 Doctoral researcher, Leibniz IZW and Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude)
2014 Research associate (50%), Dept. of Evolutionary Ecology at the Leibniz IZW, Berlin, Germany
Academic training
2011-2014 Master of Science in Biology, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Salle), Germany, Thesis supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Paxton
2007-2011 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Salle), Germany
Citations
22 peer reviewed scientific publications including 16 journal publications, 3 book chapters, 3 theses.
total citations (GoogleScholar, 06-2022): 335; h-index: 10
Selected peer-reviewed publications
Schneider, W. T., Packmor, F., Lindecke, O., & Holland, R. A. (2023). Sense of doubt: inaccurate and alternate locations of virtual magnetic displacements may give a distorted view of animal magnetoreception ability. Communications biology, 6(1), 187. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04530-w
Kruszynski, C., Bailey, L. D., Bach, L., Bach, P., Fritze, M., Lindecke, O., Teige, T., & Voigt, C. C. (2022). High vulnerability of juvenile Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) at wind turbines. Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 32(2), e2513. doi.org/10.1002/eap.2513
Lindecke, O., Holland, R.A., Pētersons, G., Voigt, C.C. (2021) Corneal sensitivity is required for orientation in free-flying migratory bats. Communications Biology 4, 522.
Schabacker, T., Lindecke, O., Rizzi, S., Marggraf, L., Pētersons, G., Voigt, C.C., Snijders, L. (2021) In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats. Scientific Reports 11, 8174.
Kruszynski, C., Bailey, L., Courtiol, A., Bach, L.*, Bach, P.*, Göttsche, Ma.*, Göttsche, Mi.*, Hill, R.*, Lindecke, O.*, Matthes, H.*, Pommeranz, H.*, Seebens-Hoyer, A.*, Voigt, C.C. (2021) Identifying migratory pathways of Nathusius' pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii) using stable hydrogen and strontium isotopes. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 35, e903. *listed alphabetically
Lindecke, O., Elksne, A., Holland, R.A., Pētersons, G., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Experienced migratory bats integrate the sun's position at dusk for navigation at night. Current Biology, 29, e3.
Lindecke, O., Elksne, A., Holland, R.A., Pētersons, G., Voigt, C.C. (2019) Orientation and flight behaviour identify the Soprano pipistrelle as a migratory bat species at the Baltic Sea coast. Journal of Zoology 308, 56-65.
Costantini, D., Lindecke, O., Pētersons, G., Voigt, C.C. (2018) Migratory flight imposes oxidative stress in bats. Current Zoology 56, 147-153.
Voigt, C.C., Rehnig, K., Lindecke, O., Pētersons, G. (2018) Migratory bats are attracted by red light but not by warm-white light: Implications for the protection of nocturnal migrants. Ecology & Evolution 8, 1-9.
Voigt, C.C., Currie, S.E., Fritze, M., Roeleke, M., Lindecke, O. (2018) Conservation strategies for bats flying at high altitudes. BioScience 68, 427-435.
Voigt, C.C., Lindecke, O., Schönborn, S., Kramer-Schadt, S., Lehmann, D. (2016) Habitat use of migratory bats killed during autumn at wind turbines. Ecological Applications 26, 771-783.
Lindecke, O., Voigt, C.C., Pētersons, G., Holland, R.A. (2015) Polarized skylight does not calibrate the compass system of a migratory bat. Biology Letters 11, 20150525.