Richard Ostfeld

Ecology of Lyme disease
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2012. “Ecology of Lyme Disease”. In K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds.). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science. Academic Press, Inc.
Modelling Transmission of Vector-Borne Pathogens Shows Complex Dynamics When Vector Feeding Sites Are Limited
Kershenbaum, Arik, Lewi Stone, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Leon Blaustein. 2012. “Modelling Transmission of Vector-Borne Pathogens Shows Complex Dynamics When Vector Feeding Sites Are Limited”. PLoS One 7. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036730.
Overwintering Survival of Nymphal <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> (Acari: Ixodidae) Under Natural Conditions
Brunner, Jesse L., Mary E. Killilea, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “Overwintering Survival of Nymphal <i>Ixodes Scapularis< I> (Acari: Ixodidae) Under Natural Conditions”. Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (5): 981-87. doi:10.1603/ME12060.
Relationship between pace of life and immune responses in wild rodents
Previtali, Andrea, Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, Anna E. Jolles, Rhea Hanselmann, and Lynn B. Martin. 2012. “Relationship Between Pace of Life and Immune Responses in Wild Rodents”. Oikos 121: 1483-92. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.020215.x.
Reservoir Competence of Vertebrate Hosts for Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Keesing, Felicia, Michelle H. Hersh, Michael Tibbetts, Diana J. McHenry, S.T.K. Duerr, Jesse L. Brunner, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “Reservoir Competence of Vertebrate Hosts for Anaplasma Phagocytophilum”. Emerging Infectious Diseases 18 (12): 2013-13. doi:10.3201/eid1812.120919.
Reservoir Competence of Wildlife Host Species for Babesia microti
Hersh, Michelle H., Michael Tibbetts, Mia Strauss, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Felicia Keesing. 2012. “Reservoir Competence of Wildlife Host Species for Babesia Microti”. Emerging Infectious Diseases 18 (12). doi:10.3201/eid1812.111392.
The earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae and Megascolecidae) of Dutchess County, New York, USA
Rodriguez, A. R., Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, and J. W. Reynolds. 2012. “The Earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae and Megascolecidae) of Dutchess County, New York, USA”. Megadrilogica 15. Illinois Natural History Survey: 141-50.
Effects of Host Diversity on Infectious Disease
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2012. “Effects of Host Diversity on Infectious Disease”. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 43 (1): 157-82. doi:10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102710-145022.
Immunochallenge reduces risk sensitivity during foraging in white-footed mice
Schwanz, Lisa E., Andrea Previtali, M. Gomes-Solecki, Dustin Brisson, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “Immunochallenge Reduces Risk Sensitivity During Foraging in White-Footed Mice”. Anim. Behav. 83: 155-61. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.020.
Impacts of an Introduced Forest Pathogen on the Risk of Lyme Disease in California
Swei, Andrea, Cheryl J. Briggs, Robert S. Lane, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “Impacts of an Introduced Forest Pathogen on the Risk of Lyme Disease in California”. Vector-Borne Zoonot. Dis. 12: 623-32. doi:10.1089/vbz.2011.0783.