Kenneth Schmidt

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.
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.
Interactions between food chemistry and predation risk in fox squirrels
Schmidt, Kenneth. 2000. “Interactions Between Food Chemistry and Predation Risk in Fox Squirrels”. Ecology 81: 2077-85.
Linking consumer–resource theory and digestive physiology: application to diet shifts
Whelan, C.J., J.S. Brown, Kenneth Schmidt, B.B. Steele, and Mary Willson. 2000. “Linking consumer–resource Theory and Digestive Physiology: Application to Diet Shifts”. Evolutionary Ecol. Res. 2: 911-34.
Modeling the role of songbirds and rodents in the ecology of Lyme disease
Giardina, A. R., Kenneth Schmidt, E.M. Schauber, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2000. “Modeling the Role of Songbirds and Rodents in the Ecology of Lyme Disease”. Can. J. Zool. 78: 2184-97. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Giardina_et_al_2000_Can_J_Zool_78_2184-2197.pdf.
Foraging theory as a conceptual framework for studying nest predation
Schmidt, Kenneth. 1999. “Foraging Theory As a Conceptual Framework for Studying Nest Predation”. Oikos 85: 151-60.
Infestation of Peromyscus leucopus and Tamias striatus by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), in relation to the abundance of hosts and parasites
Schmidt, Kenneth, Richard S. Ostfeld, and E.M. Schauber. 1999. “Infestation of Peromyscus Leucopus and Tamias Striatus by the Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), in Relation to the Abundance of Hosts and Parasites”. J. Med. Ent. 36: 749-57.
Nest placement and mortality: is nest predation a random event in space and time?
Schmidt, Kenneth, and C.J. Whelan. 1999. “Nest Placement and Mortality: Is Nest Predation a Random Event in Space and Time?”. Condor 101: 916-20.
Nest predation on woodland songbirds: when is nest predation density dependent?
Schmidt, Kenneth, and C.J. Whelan. 1999. “Nest Predation on Woodland Songbirds: When Is Nest Predation Density Dependent?”. Oikos 87: 65-74.
Seasonal fecundity in songbirds: can abandonment, renesting, and double brooding ameliorate high nest predation and brood parasitism?
Schmidt, Kenneth, and C.J. Whelan. 1999. “Seasonal Fecundity in Songbirds: Can Abandonment, Renesting, and Double Brooding Ameliorate High Nest Predation and Brood Parasitism?”. Conserv. Biol. 13: 46-57.