Richard Ostfeld

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.
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.
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.
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.
The role of lizards in the ecology of Lyme disease in two endemic zones of the northeastern United States
Giery, S. T., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2007. “The Role of Lizards in the Ecology of Lyme Disease in Two Endemic Zones of the Northeastern United States”. J. Parasitol. 93: 511-17. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Giery_and_Ostfeld_J_Parasitol_2007.pdf.
Spatial selection and inheritance: Applying evolutionary concepts to population dynamics in heterogeneous space
Schauber, E.M., B. J. Goodwin, Clive G. Jones, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2007. “Spatial Selection and Inheritance: Applying Evolutionary Concepts to Population Dynamics in Heterogeneous Space”. Ecology 88: 1112-18. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schauber_et_al_2007_Ecology_88_1112-1118.pdf.
Community ecology meets epidemiology: The case of Lyme disease
Ostfeld, Richard S., Felicia Keesing, and Kathleen M. LoGiudice. 2006. “Community Ecology Meets Epidemiology: The Case of Lyme Disease”. In S. Collinge and C. Ray (eds.). Disease Ecology: Community Structure and Pathogen Dynamics, 28-40. Oxford University Press.
Sacred cows and sympathetic squirrels: The importance of biological diversity to human health
Dobson, Andrew P., I. Cattadori, R.D. Holt, Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, K. Krichbaum, J. R. Rohr, S.E. Perkins, and Peter J. Hudson. 2006. “Sacred Cows and Sympathetic Squirrels: The Importance of Biological Diversity to Human Health”. PLoS Medicine 3: e231. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Dobson_PLOS_2006.pdf.