Richard Ostfeld

Tritrophic interactions between a fungal pathogen, a spider predator, and the blacklegged tick
Fischhoff, Ilya R., J. C. Burtis, Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2018. “Tritrophic Interactions Between a Fungal Pathogen, a Spider Predator, and the Blacklegged Tick”. Ecology and Evolution 8 (16): 7824-34. doi:10.1002/ece3.4271.
Variation in coexisting birds to exploit spatial heterogeneity in small mammal activity
Emmering, Quinn C., Janice K. Kelly, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Kenneth Schmidt. 2018. “Variation in Coexisting Birds to Exploit Spatial Heterogeneity in Small Mammal Activity”. Journal of Avian Biology 49 (12). doi:10.1111/jav.01946.
Effects of a zoonotic pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi, on the behavior of a key reservoir host
Ostfeld, Richard S., Dustin Brisson, Kelly M. Oggenfuss, Jill Devine, Michael Z. Levy, and Felicia Keesing. 2018. “Effects of a Zoonotic Pathogen, Borrelia Burgdorferi, on the Behavior of a Key Reservoir Host”. Ecology and Evolution, no. 8: 4074-83. doi:10.1002/ece3.3961.
Cattle and rainfall affect tick abundance in central Kenya
Keesing, Felicia, Richard S. Ostfeld, T.P. Young, and B. F. Allan. 2018. “Cattle and Rainfall Affect Tick Abundance in Central Kenya”. Parasitology 145 (3): 345-54. doi:10.1017/S003118201700155X.
The year in ecology and conservation biology 2017
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Alison Power. 2017. The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2017. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Vol. 1399. Wiley. doi:10.1111/nyas.13243.
Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases Transmissible between Animals and Humans
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2017. “Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases Transmissible Between Animals and Humans”. The Quarterly Review of Biology. doi:10.1086/693651.
Not all nesting guild members are alike: nest predators and conspecific abundance differentially influence nest survival in the ground-nesting Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) and Veery (Catharus fuscescens) )
Kelly, Janice K., Kenneth Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2017. “Not All Nesting Guild Members Are Alike: Nest Predators and Conspecific Abundance Differentially Influence Nest Survival in the Ground-Nesting Ovenbird (Seiurus Aurocapilla) and Veery (Catharus Fuscescens) )”. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129 (1): 112-21. doi:10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.112.
The tick biocontrol agent Metarhizium brunneum (= M. anisopliae) (strain F52) does not reduce non-target arthropods
Fischhoff, Ilya R., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2017. “The Tick Biocontrol Agent Metarhizium Brunneum (= M. Anisopliae) (strain F52) Does Not Reduce Non-Target Arthropods”. PLOS ONE 12 (11): e0187675. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0187675.
Trojan Females and Judas Goats: Evolutionary Traps as Tools in Wildlife Management
Robertson, Bruce A., Richard S. Ostfeld, and Felicia Keesing. 2017. “Trojan Females and Judas Goats: Evolutionary Traps As Tools in Wildlife Management”. BioScience 67 (11): 983-94. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix116.
Is biodiversity bad for your health?
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2017. “Is Biodiversity Bad for Your Health?”. Ecosphere 8 (3): e01676. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1676.