William Oestreich
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Research interests
Behavioral ecology, Collective behavior, Information ecology, Evolution of sociality, Predator-prey interactions, Biological oceanography, Pelagic ecosystems, Bioacoustics, Conservation science, Human institutions and collective scientific practice.
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Education and professional positions
| 2025 - present | Group Leader, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2024 - present | US NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, USA |
| 2022 - 2024 | David & Lucile Packard Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA |
| 2017 - 2022 | PhD in Biology, Stanford University, USA |
| 2015 - 2017 | Research Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA |
| 2015 | Environmental Law & Policy Staff, Natural Resources Defense Council, USA |
| 2014 - 2015 | MSc in Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, USA |
| 2011 - 2015 | BSc in Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, USA |
Selected publications
See full publication list on google scholar
- Oestreich, WK, Czapanskiy, MF, Katija, K, Record, NR, Chapman, MS (2025). Collective science to inform global ocean protections. Ecology Letters (in press).
- Oestreich, WK, Oliver, RY, Chapman, MS, Go, M, McKenna, MF (2024). Listening to animal behavior to understand changing ecosystems. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.06.007
- Dodson, S*, Oestreich, WK*, Savoca, M, Hazen, EL, Bograd, S, Ryan, JP, Fiechter, J, Abrahms, B (2024). Long-distance communication can enable collective migration in a dynamic seascape. Scientific Reports. *co-first authorship. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65827-2
- Oestreich, WK, Aiu, KMˆ, Crowder, LB, McKenna, MF, Berdahl, AM, Abrahms, B (2022). The influence of social cues on timing of animal migrations. Nature Ecology & Evolution. ˆstudent mentee DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01866-0
- Oestreich, WK, Abrahms, B, McKenna, MF, Goldbogen, JA, Crowder, LB, Ryan, JP (2022). Acoustic signature reveals blue whales tune life history transitions to oceanographic conditions. Functional Ecology. DOI: 0.1111/1365-2435.14013
- Ryan, JP, Benoit-Bird, K, Oestreich, WK, Leary, P, Smith, K, Waluk, C, Cade, D, Fahlbusch, J, Southall, B, Joseph, J, Margolina, T, Calambokidis, J, DeVogelaere, A, Goldbogen, JA (2022). Oceanic giants dance to atmospheric rhythms: Ephemeral wind-driven resource tracking by blue whales. Ecology Letters.
DOI: 10.1111/ele.14116 - Chapman, MS*, Oestreich, WK*, Frawley, TH, Boettiger, C, Diver, S, Santos, BS, Scoville, C, Armstrong, K, Blondin, H, Chand, K, Haulsee, DE, Knight, CJ, Crowder, LB (2021). Promoting equity in the use of algorithms for high seas conservation. One Earth. *co-first authorship DOI: 0.1016/j.oneear.2021.05.01
- Oestreich, WK, Fahlbusch, JA, Cade, DE, Calambokidis, J, Margolina, T, Joseph, J, Friedlaender, AS, McKenna, MF, Stimpert, AK, Southall, BL, Goldbogen, JA, Ryan, JP (2020). Animal-borne metrics enable acoustic detection of blue whale migration. Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.105
