Richard Ostfeld

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.
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.
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.
Songbird populations in fluctuating environments: Predator responses to pulsed resources
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Songbird Populations in Fluctuating Environments: Predator Responses to Pulsed Resources”. Ecology 84: 406-15. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2003_Ecology_84_406-415.pdf.
Effects of forest fragmentation on Lyme disease risk
Allan, B. F., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Lyme Disease Risk”. Conserv. Biol. 17: 267-72. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Allan_et_al_2003_Cons_Bio_17_267-272.pdf.
Anthropogenic disturbances enhance occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Israel deserts: Patterns and mechanisms
Wasserberg, G., Z. Abramsky, B. Kotler, Richard S. Ostfeld, I. Yaron, and A. Warburg. 2003. “Anthropogenic Disturbances Enhance Occurrence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Israel Deserts: Patterns and Mechanisms”. Ecol. Appl. 13: 868-81. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Wasserberg_et_al_2003_Ecol_Appl_13_868-881.pdf.