Richard Ostfeld

Sacred cows and sympathetic squirrels: The importance of biological diversity to human health
Dobson, Andrew P., I. Cattadori, R.D. Holt, Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, K. Krichbaum, J. R. Rohr, S.E. Perkins, and Peter J. Hudson. 2006. “Sacred Cows And Sympathetic Squirrels: The Importance Of Biological Diversity To Human Health”. Plos Medicine 3: e231. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Dobson_PLOS_2006.pdf.
Spatial heterogeneity in predator activity, nest survivorship, and nest-site selection in two forest thrushes
Schmidt, Kenneth, Richard S. Ostfeld, and K.N. Smyth. 2006. “Spatial Heterogeneity In Predator Activity, Nest Survivorship, And Nest-Site Selection In Two Forest Thrushes”. Oecologia 148: 22-29. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_et_al_2006_Oecologia.pdf.
Controlling ticks and tick-borne zoonoses with biological and chemical agents
Ostfeld, Richard S., A. K. Price, V. L. Hornbostel, M. A. Benjamin, and Felicia Keesing. 2006. “Controlling Ticks And Tick-Borne Zoonoses With Biological And Chemical Agents”. Bioscience 56: 383-394. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_et_al_2006_BioSci_56(5)_383-394.pdf.
Effects of species diversity on disease risk
Keesing, Felicia, R.D. Holt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2006. “Effects Of Species Diversity On Disease Risk”. Ecol. Lett. 9: 485-498. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Keesing_Holt_Ostfeld_2006_Ecology_Letters.pdf.
Abundance and Borrelia burgdorferi-infection prevalence of nymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks along forest–field edges
Horobik, V.C., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2006. “Abundance And Borrelia Burgdorferi-Infection Prevalence Of Nymphal Ixodes Scapularis Ticks Along Forest–Field Edges”. Ecohealth 3: 262-268. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Horobik_et_al_2006_EcoHealth.pdf.
Climate, deer, rodents, and acorns as determinants of variation in Lyme-disease risk
Ostfeld, Richard S., Charles D. Canham, Kelly M. Oggenfuss, Raymond J. Winchcombe, and Felicia Keesing. 2006. “Climate, Deer, Rodents, And Acorns As Determinants Of Variation In Lyme-Disease Risk”. Plos Biology 4: e145. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_PLOS_2006.pdf.
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) and permethrin to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs
Hornbostel, V. L., E. Zhioua, M. A. Benjamin, H.S. Ginsberg, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2005. “Pathogenicity Of Metarhizium Anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) And Permethrin To Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs”. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 35: 301-316. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Hornbostel_et_al_2005_Appl_Acar_35_301-316.pdf.
A prescription for longer life? Bot fly parasitism of the white-footed mouse
Burns, C. E., B. J. Goodwin, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2005. “A Prescription For Longer Life? Bot Fly Parasitism Of The White-Footed Mouse”. Ecology 86: 753-761. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Burns_et_al_2005_Ecology_86_753-761.pdf.
Spatial epidemiology: An emerging (or re-emerging) discipline
Ostfeld, Richard S., G. Glass, and Felicia Keesing. 2005. “Spatial Epidemiology: An Emerging (Or Re-Emerging) Discipline”. Trends Ecol. Evol. 20: 328-336. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_et_al_2005_TREE_20_328-336.pdf.
Use of track plates to quantify predation risk at small spatial scales
Connors, M. J., E.M. Schauber, A. Forbes, Clive G. Jones, B. J. Goodwin, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2005. “Use Of Track Plates To Quantify Predation Risk At Small Spatial Scales”. J. Mammal 86: 991-996. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Connors_et_al_2005.pdf.