Richard Ostfeld

Climate warming and disease risks for terrestrial and marine biota
Harvell, C. D., C.E. Mitchell, J.R. Ward, Sonia Altizer, Andrew P. Dobson, Richard S. Ostfeld, and M.D. Samuel. 2002. “Climate Warming and Disease Risks for Terrestrial and Marine Biota”. Science 296: 2158-62. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Harvell_et_al_2002_Science_296_2158-2162.pdf.
Direct and indirect effects of masting on rodent populations and tree seed survival
Schnurr, Jaclyn L., Richard S. Ostfeld, and Charles D. Canham. 2002. “Direct and Indirect Effects of Masting on Rodent Populations and Tree Seed Survival”. Oikos 96: 402-10. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schnurr_et_al_Oikos_2002_96_402-410.pdf.
Conservation biology and the health sciences: research priorities of conservation medicine.
Tabor, G. M., Richard S. Ostfeld, M. Poss, Andrew P. Dobson, and A. Aguirre. 2001. “Conservation Biology and the Health Sciences: Research Priorities of Conservation Medicine”. In M. E. Soule and G. H. Orians (eds.). Conservation Biology: Research Priorities for the Next Decade, 155-74. Island Press, Washington, D. C. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Tabor_et_al_2001_p155-174_in_Soule_and_Orians_Conservation_Biology.pdf.
Spatiotemporal variation in a Lyme disease host and vector: black-legged ticks on white-footed mice
Goodwin, B. J., Richard S. Ostfeld, and E.M. Schauber. 2001. “Spatiotemporal Variation in a Lyme Disease Host and Vector: Black-Legged Ticks on White-Footed Mice”. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 1: 129-38. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Goodwin_et_al_2001_VBZD_1_129-138.pdf.
Effects of acorn production and mouse abundance on abundance and Borrelia burgdorferi-infection prevalence of nymphal Ixodes scapularis ticks
Ostfeld, Richard S., E.M. Schauber, Charles D. Canham, Felicia Keesing, Clive G. Jones, and J.O. Wolff. 2001. “Effects of Acorn Production and Mouse Abundance on Abundance and Borrelia Burgdorferi-Infection Prevalence of Nymphal Ixodes Scapularis Ticks”. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 1: 55-63. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_et_al_2001_VBZD_1_55-63.pdf.
Experimental removal of strong and weak predators: mice and chipmunks preying on songbird nests
Schmidt, Kenneth, J.R. Goheen, R. Naumann, Richard S. Ostfeld, E.M. Schauber, and Alan R. Berkowitz. 2001. “Experimental Removal of Strong and Weak Predators: Mice and Chipmunks Preying on Songbird Nests”. Ecology 82: 2927-36. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_et_al_2001_Ecology_82_2927-2936.pdf.
Indexing deer numbers with spotlighting: a long-term study of a managed deer population
Winchcombe, Raymond J., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2001. “Indexing Deer Numbers With Spotlighting: A Long-Term Study of a Managed Deer Population”. Northeast. Wildl. 56: 31-38. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Winchcombe_and_Ostfeld_2001_Northeast_Wildlife_56_31-38.pdf.
Long-term effects of rodent herbivores on tree invasion dynamics along forest-field edges
Manson, R.H., Richard S. Ostfeld, and Charles D. Canham. 2001. “Long-Term Effects of Rodent Herbivores on Tree Invasion Dynamics Along Forest-Field Edges”. Ecology 82: 3320-29. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Manson_et_al_2001_Ecology_82_3320-3329.pdf.
Biodiversity and the dilution effect in disease ecology
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2001. “Biodiversity and the Dilution Effect in Disease Ecology”. Ecology 82: 609-19. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2001_Ecology_82_609-619.pdf.
Bowhunter observations versus spotlighting as an index to deer abundance
Winchcombe, Raymond J., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2001. “Bowhunter Observations Versus Spotlighting As an Index to Deer Abundance”. Northeast. Wildl. 56: 39-48. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Winchcombe_and_Ostfeld_2001_Northeast_Wildlife_56_39-48.pdf.