Felicia Keesing

Cascading Consequences of the Loss of Large Mammals in an African Savanna
Keesing, Felicia, and T.P. Young. 2014. “Cascading Consequences of the Loss of Large Mammals in an African Savanna”. BioScience 64 (6): 487-95. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu059.
Co-Infection of Blacklegged Ticks with Babesia microti and Borrelia burgdorferi Is Higher than Expected and Acquired from Small Mammal Hosts
Hersh, Michelle H., Richard S. Ostfeld, Diana J. McHenry, Michael Tibbetts, Jesse L. Brunner, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, and Felicia Keesing. 2014. “Co-Infection of Blacklegged Ticks With Babesia Microti and Borrelia Burgdorferi Is Higher Than Expected and Acquired from Small Mammal Hosts”. PLoS ONE 9 (6): e99348. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099348.
Biodiversity and Human Health
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2013. “Biodiversity and Human Health”. In S. Levin, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2nd ed. Academic Press.
Landscape epidemiology
Keesing, Felicia. 2013. “Landscape Epidemiology”. In S. Levin, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 2nd ed. Academic Press.
Straw men don’t get Lyme disease: response to Wood and Lafferty
Ostfeld, Richard S., and Felicia Keesing. 2013. “Straw Men don’t Get Lyme Disease: Response to Wood and Lafferty”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.009.
Novel Organisms: Comparing Invasive Species, GMOs, and Emerging Pathogens
Jeschke, Jonathan M., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2013. “Novel Organisms: Comparing Invasive Species, GMOs, and Emerging Pathogens”. AMBIO. doi:10.1007/s13280-013-0387-5.
Effects of wildlife and cattle on tick abundance in central Kenya
Keesing, Felicia, B. F. Allan, T.P. Young, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2013. “Effects of Wildlife and Cattle on Tick Abundance in Central Kenya”. Ecological Applications 23 (6): 1410-18. doi:10.1890/12-1607.1.
An Experimental Test of Competition among Mice, Chipmunks, and Squirrels in Deciduous Forest Fragments
Brunner, Jesse L., S.T.K. Duerr, Felicia Keesing, Mary E. Killilea, Holly Vuong, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2013. “An Experimental Test of Competition Among Mice, Chipmunks, and Squirrels in Deciduous Forest Fragments”. PLoS ONE 8 (6): e66798. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066798.
An ecosystem service of biodiversity – the protection of human health against infectious disease
Keesing, Felicia, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “An Ecosystem Service of Biodiversity – the Protection of Human Health Against Infectious Disease”. In New Directions in Conservation Medicine, by A. Aguirre, R.S. Ostfeld, and P. Daszak, Eds.. Oxford University Press.
Disease ecology
Keesing, Felicia, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “Disease Ecology”. In F. DeClerck Et Al. Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction, 217-30. Springer.