Kenneth Schmidt

Variation in coexisting birds to exploit spatial heterogeneity in small mammal activity
Emmering, Quinn C., Janice K. Kelly, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Kenneth Schmidt. 2018. “Variation in Coexisting Birds to Exploit Spatial Heterogeneity in Small Mammal Activity”. Journal of Avian Biology 49 (12). doi:10.1111/jav.01946.
Not all nesting guild members are alike: nest predators and conspecific abundance differentially influence nest survival in the ground-nesting Ovenbird (<i>Seiurus aurocapilla</i>) and Veery (<i>Catharus fuscescens</i>) )
Kelly, Janice K., Kenneth Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2017. “Not All Nesting Guild Members Are Alike: Nest Predators and Conspecific Abundance Differentially Influence Nest Survival in the Ground-Nesting Ovenbird (<i>Seiurus aurocapilla< i>) and Veery (<i>Catharus fuscescens< I>) )”. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129 (1): 112-21. doi:10.1676/1559-4491-129.1.112.
Prevalence of Human-Active and Variant 1 Strains of the Tick-Borne Pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Hosts and Forests of Eastern North America
Keesing, Felicia, Diana J. McHenry, Michelle H. Hersh, Michael Tibbetts, Jesse L. Brunner, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2014. “Prevalence of Human-Active and Variant 1 Strains of the Tick-Borne Pathogen Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in Hosts and Forests of Eastern North America”. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 91 (2): 302-9. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.13-0525.
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.
Reservoir Competence of Vertebrate Hosts for Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Keesing, Felicia, Michelle H. Hersh, Michael Tibbetts, Diana J. McHenry, S.T.K. Duerr, Jesse L. Brunner, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2012. “Reservoir Competence of Vertebrate Hosts for Anaplasma Phagocytophilum”. Emerging Infectious Diseases 18 (12): 2013-13. doi:10.3201/eid1812.120919.
Hosts as ecological traps for the vector of Lyme disease
Keesing, Felicia, Jesse L. Brunner, S.T.K. Duerr, Mary E. Killilea, Kathleen M. LoGiudice, Kenneth Schmidt, Holly Vuong, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2009. “Hosts As Ecological Traps for the Vector of Lyme Disease”. P. Roy. Soc. B.-Biol. Sci. 276: 3911-19. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Keesing_2009_ProcB.pdf.
Wood thrush nest success and post-fledging survival across a temporal pulse of small mammal abundance in an oak forest
Schmidt, Kenneth, S.A. Rush, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Wood Thrush Nest Success and Post-Fledging Survival across a Temporal Pulse of Small Mammal Abundance in an Oak Forest”. J. Anim. Ecol. 77: 830-37. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01378.x.
Impact of host community composition on Lyme disease risk
LoGiudice, Kathleen M., S.T.K. Duerr, M.J. Newhouse, Kenneth Schmidt, Mary E. Killilea, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Impact of Host Community Composition on Lyme Disease Risk”. Ecology 89: 2841-49. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/2008_LoGiudice_et_al_Ecology.pdf.
Numerical and behavioral effects within a pulse-driven system: Consequences for shared prey
Schmidt, Kenneth, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2008. “Numerical and Behavioral Effects Within a Pulse-Driven System: Consequences for Shared Prey”. Ecology 89: 635-46. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schmidt_and_Ostfeld_2008_Ecology.pdf.
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.