Richard Ostfeld

Impacts of large herbivorous mammals on bird diversity and abundance in an African savanna
Ogada, D. L., M.E. Gadd, Richard S. Ostfeld, T.P. Young, and Felicia Keesing. 2008. “Impacts of Large Herbivorous Mammals on Bird Diversity and Abundance in an African Savanna”. Oecologia 156: 387-97. doi:10.1007/s00442-008-0994-1.
Multiple causes of variable tick burdens on small-mammal hosts
Brunner, Jesse L., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Multiple Causes of Variable Tick Burdens on Small-Mammal Hosts”. Ecology 89: 2259-72. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_Brunner_2008_Ecology.pdf.
Conspicuous impacts of inconspicuous hosts on the Lyme disease epidemic
Brisson, Dustin, D.E. Dykhuizen, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Conspicuous Impacts of Inconspicuous Hosts on the Lyme Disease Epidemic”. Proc. R. Soc. B. 275: 227-35. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Brisson_2007.pdf.
Eastern chipmunks increase their perception of predation risk in response to titmouse alarm calls
Schmidt, Kenneth, E. Lee, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Kathryn E. Sieving. 2008. “Eastern Chipmunks Increase Their Perception of Predation Risk in Response to Titmouse Alarm Calls”. Behavioral Ecology 19: 759-63.
Eavesdropping squirrels reduce their future value of food under the perceived presence of cache robbers
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Eavesdropping Squirrels Reduce Their Future Value of Food under the Perceived Presence of Cache Robbers”. Am. Nat. 171: 386-93. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_Ostfeld_Am_Nat_2008.pdf.
Estimating reservoir competence of Borrelia burgdorferi hosts: Prevalence and infectivity, sensitivity, and specificity
Brunner, Jesse L., Kathleen M. LoGiudice, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Estimating Reservoir Competence of Borrelia Burgdorferi Hosts: Prevalence and Infectivity, Sensitivity, and Specificity”. J. Med. Ent. 45: 139-47. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Brunner_et_al_J_Med_Ent_2008.pdf.
Habitat fragmentation and disease ecology: The case of Lyme disease
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2007. “Habitat Fragmentation and Disease Ecology: The Case of Lyme Disease”. In K. A. Vogt, J. M. Honea, D. J. Vogt, R. L. Edmonds, T. Patel-Weynand, R. Sigurdardottir, and M. G. Andreu (eds.). Forests and Society: Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes, 183-87. CABI Publishing, CAB International, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
Pulsed resources and community responses: An exploration of factors influencing outcomes
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2007. “Pulsed Resources and Community Responses: An Exploration of Factors Influencing Outcomes”. In J. Bissonette and I. Storch (eds.). Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Variable Resources, 30-42. Springer.
Social behavior, demography, and rodent-borne pathogens
Ostfeld, Richard S., and J.N. Mills. 2007. “Social Behavior, Demography, and Rodent-Borne Pathogens”. In J. O. Wolff and P. W. Sherman (eds.). Rodent Societies, 478-86. University of Chicago Press. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/2007_Ostfeld_and_Mills_Social_Behavior_Chapter_41.pdf.
Spatio-temporal patterns in county-level incidence and reporting of Lyme disease in the northeastern United States, 1990–2000
Waller, L. A., B. J. Goodwin, Mark L. Wilson, Richard S. Ostfeld, S. Marshall, and E.B. Hayes. 2007. “Spatio-Temporal Patterns in County-Level Incidence and Reporting of Lyme Disease in the Northeastern United States, 1990–2000”. Environ. Ecol. Stat. 14: 83-100. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Waller_et_al_2007.pdf.