Joyce Parga
Joyce Parga, Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin, 2006)
Assistant Professor, UTSC Campus
(416) 208-4827 (Main)
(416) 946-0652
Office: B 528 (Main) and AP 242
Website: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~jparga/index.html
Field: Biological anthropology, reproductive strategies, molecular genetics, sperm competition, female dominance, ringtailed lemur.
Research
Dr. Parga is currently involved in a long-term study of ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) reproductive strategies on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, USA. She has been studying the social and sexual behaviour of this species at this site since 2000. Dr. Parga was recently awarded a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) grant to establish a Molecular Anthropology and Primatology Laboratory for the Study of Evolution (MAPLE) at the UTSC campus.
Recent Publications
2012 Parga, JA, Sauther, ML, Cuzzo, FP, Youssouf Jacky, IA, and Lawler, RR. "Evaluating ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) from southwestern Madagascar for a genetic population bottleneck." American Journal of Physical Anthropology 147 (1): 21-29
2011 Parga, JA. "Nocturnal ranging in a diurnal primate: Are ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) cathemeral?" Primates 52 (3): 201-205.
2011 Parga, J and Overdorff D. "Primate socioecology." In: Primates in Perspective, 2nd ed. Campbell, CJ; Fuentes, A; MacKinnon, KC; Bearder, SK; Stumpf, RM (eds.) Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 12-19.
2010 Parga, JA. "Post-ejaculatory mounting in the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta): A behavior solicited by females?" Ethology 116(9): 832-842.
2010 Parga, JA. "Evaluation of male inter-troop transfer as a mating strategy in ring-tailed lemurs on St. Catherines Island, USA." Folia Primatologica 81(3): 146-162.
2009 Parga, JA. “Dominance rank reversals and rank instability among male Lemur catta: The effects of female behavior and ejaculation.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 138(3): 293-305.
2008 Parga, JA and Henry, AR. “Male aggression during mating: Evidence for sexual coercion in a female dominant primate?” American Journal of Primatology 70(12): 1187-1190.
2008 Parga, JA and Lessnau, RG. “Dispersal among male ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) on St. Catherines Island.” American Journal of Primatology 70(7): 650-660.
2007 Overdorff, D and Parga, J. "The new era of primate socioecology: Ecology and intersexual conflict." In Primates in Perspective. Campbell, CJ; Fuentes, A; MacKinnon, KC; Panger, MA; Bearder, SK (eds.) Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 466-482.
2006 Parga, JA. "Male mate choice in Lemur catta." International Journal of Primatology 27(1): 107-131.
2006 Parga, JA, Maga, M and Overdorff, DJ. "High-resolution x-ray computed tomography scanning of primate copulatory plugs." American Journal of Physical Anthropology 129(4): 567-576.
