Richard Ostfeld

Impact of host community composition on Lyme disease risk
LoGiudice, Kathleen M., S.T.K. Duerr, M.J. Newhouse, Kenneth Schmidt, Mary E. Killilea, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Impact of Host Community Composition on Lyme Disease Risk”. Ecology 89: 2841-49. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/2008_LoGiudice_et_al_Ecology.pdf.
Impacts of large herbivorous mammals on bird diversity and abundance in an African savanna
Ogada, D. L., M.E. Gadd, Richard S. Ostfeld, T.P. Young, and Felicia Keesing. 2008. “Impacts of Large Herbivorous Mammals on Bird Diversity and Abundance in an African Savanna”. Oecologia 156: 387-97. doi:10.1007/s00442-008-0994-1.
Multiple causes of variable tick burdens on small-mammal hosts
Brunner, Jesse L., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Multiple Causes of Variable Tick Burdens on Small-Mammal Hosts”. Ecology 89: 2259-72. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_Brunner_2008_Ecology.pdf.
Numerical and behavioral effects within a pulse-driven system: Consequences for shared prey
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Numerical and Behavioral Effects Within a Pulse-Driven System: Consequences for Shared Prey”. Ecology 89: 635-46. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2008_Ecology.pdf.
Parasites as weapons of mouse destruction
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2008. “Parasites As Weapons of Mouse Destruction”. J. Anim. Ecol. 77: 201-4. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_JAE_2008.pdf.
Conspicuous impacts of inconspicuous hosts on the Lyme disease epidemic
Brisson, Dustin, D.E. Dykhuizen, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Conspicuous Impacts of Inconspicuous Hosts on the Lyme Disease Epidemic”. Proc. R. Soc. B. 275: 227-35. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Brisson_2007.pdf.
Eastern chipmunks increase their perception of predation risk in response to titmouse alarm calls
Schmidt, Kenneth, E. Lee, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Kathryn E. Sieving. 2008. “Eastern Chipmunks Increase Their Perception of Predation Risk in Response to Titmouse Alarm Calls”. Behavioral Ecology 19: 759-63.
Eavesdropping squirrels reduce their future value of food under the perceived presence of cache robbers
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Eavesdropping Squirrels Reduce Their Future Value of Food under the Perceived Presence of Cache Robbers”. Am. Nat. 171: 386-93. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_Ostfeld_Am_Nat_2008.pdf.
Estimating reservoir competence of Borrelia burgdorferi hosts: Prevalence and infectivity, sensitivity, and specificity
Brunner, Jesse L., Kathleen M. LoGiudice, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Estimating Reservoir Competence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Hosts: Prevalence and Infectivity, Sensitivity, and Specificity”. J. Med. Ent. 45: 139-47. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Brunner_et_al_J_Med_Ent_2008.pdf.
Habitat fragmentation and disease ecology: The case of Lyme disease
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2007. “Habitat Fragmentation and Disease Ecology: The Case of Lyme Disease”. In K. A. Vogt, J. M. Honea, D. J. Vogt, R. L. Edmonds, T. Patel-Weynand, R. Sigurdardottir, and M. G. Andreu (eds.). Forests and Society: Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes, 183-87. CABI Publishing, CAB International, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.