Richard Ostfeld

Are predators good for your health? Evaluating evidence for top-down regulation of zoonotic disease reservoirs
Ostfeld, Richard S., and R.D. Holt. 2004. “Are Predators Good for Your Health? Evaluating Evidence for Top-down Regulation of Zoonotic Disease Reservoirs”. Front. Ecol. Environ. 2: 13-20. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_and_Holt_2004_Front_Ecol_Environ_2_13-20.pdf.
Factors influencing the distribution of larval blacklegged ticks on rodent hosts
Shaw, M. T., Felicia Keesing, R. McGrail, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Factors Influencing the Distribution of Larval Blacklegged Ticks on Rodent Hosts”. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 68: 447-52. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Shaw_et_al_2003_Am_J_Trop_Med_Hy_68_447-452.pdf.
Mice in space: Space use predicts interactions between mice and songbirds
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Mice in Space: Space Use Predicts Interactions Between Mice and Songbirds”. Ecology 84: 3276-83. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2003_Ecology_84_3276-3283.pdf.
Songbird populations in fluctuating environments: Predator responses to pulsed resources
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2003. “Songbird Populations in Fluctuating Environments: Predator Responses to Pulsed Resources”. Ecology 84: 406-15. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2003_Ecology_84_406-415.pdf.
The ecology of infectious disease: Effects of host diversity and community composition on Lyme disease risk
LoGiudice, Kathleen M., Richard S. Ostfeld, Kenneth Schmidt, and Felicia Keesing. 2003. “The Ecology of Infectious Disease: Effects of Host Diversity and Community Composition on Lyme Disease Risk”. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 100: 567-71. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/LoGiudice_et_al_2003_PNAS_100_567-571.pdf.
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.
Community disassembly, biodiversity loss, and the erosion of an ecosystem service
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Kathleen M. LoGiudice. 2003. “Community Disassembly, Biodiversity Loss, and the Erosion of an Ecosystem Service”. Ecology 84: 1421-27. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_and_LoGiudice_2003_Ecology_84_1421-1427.pdf.
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.