Dr. Oliver Lindecke
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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 „Magnetoreception and Navigation in Vetrebrates”
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
25 peer reviewed scientific publications
total citations (Google scholar 8-2024): 573; h-index: 13
Peer-reviewed publications
25. Schneider WT, Wynn J, Packmor F, Lindecke O, Holland RA. Reply to "Animal magnetic sensitivity and magnetic displacement experiments". Communications Biology 7: 651 accepted (2024). pdf
24. Schneider WT, Holland RA, Keiss O, Lindecke O. Migratory bats are sensitive to magnetic inclination changes during the compass calibration period. Biology Letters 19: 20230181 (2023) pdf
23. Voigt CC, Kionka J, Koblitz JC, Stilz PC, Pētersons G, Lindecke O. Bidirectional movements of Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) during autumn at a major migration corridor. Global Ecology and Conservation 48: e02695 (2023). pdf
22. Schneider WT, Packmor F, Lindecke O*, Holland RA*. Sense of doubt: Inaccurate and alternate locations of virtual magnetic displacements may give a distorted view of animal magnetoreception ability. Communications Biology 6: 187 (2023). *senior authors pdf
21. Schneider WT, Holland RA, Lindecke O. Over 50 years of behavioural evidence on the magnetic sense in animals - What has been learnt and how? The European Physical Journal Special Topics 232: 269-278 (2023). pdf
20. Marggraf LC, Lindecke O, Voigt CC, Pētersons G, Voigt-Heucke SL. Nathusius' bats, Pipistrellus nathusii, bypass mating opportunities of their own species, but respond to foraging heterospecifics on migratory transit flights. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 908560 (2023). pdf
19. Lindecke O, Currie S, Fasel NJ, Fritze M, Kravchenko K, Kruzsynski de Assis C, Lehnert LS, Roeleke M, Voigt-Heucke S, Voigt CC. Common noctule (Nyctalus noctula). In: Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. (eds. Hackländer K, Zachos FE). SpringerNature (2023). pdf
18. Kruszynski C, Bailey L, *Bach L, *Bach P, *Göttsche M, *Fritze M, *Lindecke O, *Teige T, Voigt CC. High vulnerability of juvenile Nathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) at wind turbines. Ecological Applications 32: e2513 (2022). pdf *listed alphabetically
17. Lindecke O, Holland RA, Pētersons G, Voigt CC. Corneal sensitivity is required for orientation in free-flying migratory bats. Communications Biology 4: 522 (2021). pdf
16. Schabacker T, Lindecke O, Rizzi S, Marggraf L, Pētersons G, Voigt CC, Snijders L. In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats. Scientific Reports 11: 8174 (2021). pdf
15. 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 CC. Identifying migratory pathways of Nathusius' pipistrelles (Pipistrellus nathusii) using stable hydrogen and strontium isotopes. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 35: e9031 (2021). *listed alphabetically pdf
14. Voigt CC, Fritze M, Lindecke O, Costantini D, Pētersons G, Czirják G. The immune response of bats differs between pre-migration and migration seasons. Scientific Reports 10: 17384 (2020). pdf
13. Fritze M, Lehnert LS, Heim O, Lindecke O, Roeleke M, Voigt CC. Wind turbine projects and bat conservation: What do experts demand to solve the green-green dilemma? In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben. (ed. Voigt, C.C.). Springer Spektrum (2020). pdf
12. Voigt CC, Roeleke M, Heim O, Lehnert LS, Fritze M, Lindecke O. Expert evaluations of methods used for monitoring bats during wind turbine projects. In: Evidenzbasierter Fledermausschutz in Windkraftvorhaben. (ed. Voigt, C.C.). Springer Spektrum (2020).pdf
11. Kontschán J, Hornok S, Lindecke O. Bizarre egg-clusters of Notoedres sp. mites (Acari: Sarcoptidae) on the wings of a cave roosting molossid bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Southeast Asia. International Journal of Acarology 48: 652-654 (2020). pdf
10. Lindecke O, Elksne A, Holland RA, Pētersons G, Voigt CC. Experienced migratory bats integrate the sun's position at dusk for navigation at night. Current Biology 29: 1369-1373.e3 (2019). pdf
9. Lindecke O, Elksne A, Holland RA, Pētersons G, Voigt CC. Orientation and flight behaviour identify the Soprano pipistrelle as a migratory bat species at the Baltic Sea coast. Journal of Zoology 308: 56-65 (2019). pdf
8. Costantini D, Lindecke O, Pētersons G, Voigt CC. Migratory flight imposes oxidative stress in bats. Current Zoology 65: 147-153 (2018). pdf
7. Voigt CC, Rehnig K, Lindecke O, Pētersons G. Migratory bats are attracted by red light but not by warm-white light: Implications for the protection of nocturnal migrants. Ecology & Evolution 8: 9353-9361 (2018). pdf
6. Voigt CC, Currie SE, Fritze M, Roeleke M, Lindecke O. Conservation strategies for bats flying at high altitudes. BioScience 68: 427-435 (2018). pdf
5. Weise P, Czirjak GA, Lindecke O, Bumrungsri S, Voigt CC. Simulated bacterial infection disrupts the circadian fluctuation of immune cells in wrinkle-lipped bats (Chaerephon plicatus). PeerJ 5: e3570 (2017). pdf
4. Voigt CC, Lindecke O, Schönborn S, Kramer-Schadt S, Lehmann D. Habitat use of migratory bats killed during autumn at wind turbines. Ecological Applications 26: 771-783 (2016). pdf
3. Lindecke O, Voigt CC, Pētersons G, Holland RA. Polarized skylight does not calibrate the compass system of a migratory bat. Biology Letters 11: 20150525 (2015). pdf
2. Lehnert LS, Kramer-Schadt S, Schönborn S, Lindecke O, Niermann I, Voigt CC. Wind farm facilities in Germany kill noctule bats from near and far. PLoS ONE 9: e103106 (2014). pdf
1. Lindecke O & Scheffler I. Ectoparasites of bats in Saxony-Anhalt. Hercynia N.F. 44: 241-251 (2011). pdf