Brendan Oates (former MSc Student, UW)
Biography
Brendan "AKA Husky, AKA Boatesy" Oates recently completed a top-notch thesis, coadvised by Matt Kauffman and Jake, disentangling predation from bottom-up factors (drought and fire) in driving anti-predator behavior and vital rates of Shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi). And he recently landed a primo gig, working as a research biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Brendan will be remembered fondly for his rigourous approach to wildlife ecology, passion for fieldwork, killer garlic bread, and formidable beard. He and Jake share an inordinate, borderline creepy fondness for Pearl Jam, and Rogue One.
Current position: Biologist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Recent Publications
Oates, B.A., J.A. Merkle, M.J. Kauffman, S. Dewey, M.D. Jimenez, J.M. Vartanian, and J.R. Goheen. 2019. Antipredator response diminishes during periods of resource deficit for a large herbivore: a test of the starvation-predation hypothesis. Ecology 100:e02618. PDF
Oates, B.A., K.L. Monteith, J.R. Goheen, J.A. Merkle, G.L. Fralick, and M.J. Kauffman. 2021. Detecting resource limitation in a large herbivore population is enhanced with measures of nutritional condition. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:522174. PDF
