Richard Ostfeld

Limited dispersal and heterogeneous predation risk synergistically enhance persistence of rare prey
Goodwin, B. J., Clive G. Jones, E.M. Schauber, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2005. “Limited Dispersal and Heterogeneous Predation Risk Synergistically Enhance Persistence of Rare Prey”. Ecology 86: 3139-48. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Goodwin_et_al_2005_Ecology.pdf.
Sand fly (Lutzomyia vexator) (Diptera: Psychodidae) populations in upstate New York: Abundance, microhabitat, and phenology
Ostfeld, Richard S., P. Roy, W. Haumaier, L. Canter, Felicia Keesing, and E. Rowton. 2004. “Sand Fly (Lutzomyia Vexator) (Diptera: Psychodidae) Populations in Upstate New York: Abundance, Microhabitat, and Phenology”. J. Med. Ent. 41: 774-78. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_et_al_2004_J_Med_Ent_41_774-778.pdf.
Sublethal effects of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) on engorged larval, nymphal, and adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Hornbostel, V. L., Richard S. Ostfeld, E. Zhioua, and M. A. Benjamin. 2004. “Sublethal Effects of Metarhizium Anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) on Engorged Larval, Nymphal, and Adult Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)”. J. Med. Ent. 41: 922-29. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Hornbostel_et_al_2004_J_Med_Ent_41_922-929.pdf.
Type 3 functional response of mice to gypsy moth pupae: Is it stabilizing?
Schauber, E.M., Richard S. Ostfeld, and Clive G. Jones. 2004. “Type 3 Functional Response of Mice to Gypsy Moth Pupae: Is It Stabilizing?”. Oikos 107: 592-602. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schauber_et_al_Type_3_Oikos_107_592-602.pdf.
Neighborhood analyses of small mammal dynamics: Impacts on seed predation and seedling establishment
Schnurr, Jaclyn L., Charles D. Canham, Richard S. Ostfeld, and R.S. Inouye. 2004. “Neighborhood Analyses of Small Mammal Dynamics: Impacts on Seed Predation and Seedling Establishment”. Ecology 85: 741-55. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schnurr_et_al_2004_Ecology_85_741-755.pdf.
Net effects of large mammals on Acacia seedling survival in an African savanna
Goheen, J.R., Felicia Keesing, B. F. Allan, D. Misurelli-Ogada, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2004. “Net Effects of Large Mammals on Acacia Seedling Survival in an African Savanna”. Ecology 85: 1555-61. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Goheen_et_al_2004_Ecology_85_1555-1561.pdf.
Oh the locusts sang, then they dropped dead
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2004. “Oh the Locusts Sang, Then They Dropped Dead”. Science 306: 1488-89. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_and_Keesing_2004_Science_306_1488-1489.pdf.
Are predators good for your health? Evaluating evidence for top-down regulation of zoonotic disease reservoirs
Ostfeld, Richard S., and R.D. Holt. 2004. “Are Predators Good for Your Health? Evaluating Evidence for Top-down Regulation of Zoonotic Disease Reservoirs”. Front. Ecol. Environ. 2: 13-20. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_and_Holt_2004_Front_Ecol_Environ_2_13-20.pdf.
Factors influencing the distribution of larval blacklegged ticks on rodent hosts
Shaw, M. T., Felicia Keesing, R. McGrail, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Factors Influencing the Distribution of Larval Blacklegged Ticks on Rodent Hosts”. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 68: 447-52. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Shaw_et_al_2003_Am_J_Trop_Med_Hy_68_447-452.pdf.
Mice in space: Space use predicts interactions between mice and songbirds
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Mice in Space: Space Use Predicts Interactions Between Mice and Songbirds”. Ecology 84: 3276-83. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2003_Ecology_84_3276-3283.pdf.