Richard Ostfeld

The effects of bird feeders on Lyme disease prevalence and density of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a residential area of Dutchess County, New York
Townsend, A. K., Richard S. Ostfeld, and K.B. Geher. 2003. “The Effects of Bird Feeders on Lyme Disease Prevalence and Density of Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Residential Area of Dutchess County, New York”. J. Med. Ent. 40: 540-46. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Townsend_et_al_2003_J_Med_Ent_40_540-546.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.
The ecological context of infectious disease: diversity, habitat fragmentation, and Lyme disease risk in North America
Ostfeld, Richard S., Felicia Keesing, E.M. Schauber, and Kenneth Schmidt. 2002. “The Ecological Context of Infectious Disease: Diversity, Habitat Fragmentation, and Lyme Disease Risk in North America”. In A. Aguirre, R. S. Ostfeld, G. Tabor, C. A. House, and M. Pearl (eds.), 207-19. Oxford University Press, New York.
Ecological webs involving acorns and mice: basic research and its management implications
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2002. “Ecological Webs Involving Acorns and Mice: Basic Research and Its Management Implications”. In W. J. McShea and W. M. Healy (eds.). The Ecology and Management of Oaks for Wildlife, 196-214. Johns Hopkins University Press. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_2002_p196-214_in_McShea_and_Healy_Oak_Forest_Ecosystems.pdf.
Conservation medicine: the birth of another crisis discipline
Ostfeld, Richard S., M. Pearl, and G. Meffe. 2002. “Conservation Medicine: The Birth of Another Crisis Discipline”. In A. Aguirre, R. S. Ostfeld, G. Tabor, C. A. House, and M. Pearl (eds.). Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice, 17-26. Oxford University Press, New York.
Herbivory on Acacia seedlings in an east African savanna
Shaw, M. T., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Herbivory on Acacia Seedlings in an East African Savanna”. Oikos 98: 385-92. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Shaw_et_al_2002_Oikos_98_385-392.pdf.
Interactions between mammals and trees: predation on mammal-dispersed seeds and the effect of ambient food
LoGiudice, Kathleen M., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Interactions Between Mammals and Trees: Predation on Mammal-Dispersed Seeds and the Effect of Ambient Food”. Oecologia 130: 420-25. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/LoGiudice_and_Ostfeld_2002_Oecologia_130_420-425.pdf.
Laboratory and field evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) for controlling questing adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Benjamin, M. A., E. Zhioua, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Laboratory and Field Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium Anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) for Controlling Questing Adult Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)”. J. Med. Ent. 39: 723-28. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Benjamin_et_al_2002_J_Med_Ent_39_723-728.pdf.
Little loggers make a big difference
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2002. “Little Loggers Make a Big Difference”. Nat. Hist 111: 64-71. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_2002_Natural_History_111_64-71.pdf.