Joyce A. Parga, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Toronto at Scarborough Department of Social Sciences

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Contact Information: University of Toronto at Scarborough Department of Social Sciences 1265 Military Trail Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4 Canada E-mail: j.parga@utoronto.ca

Education: Ph.D. 2006, Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin M.A. 2002, Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin B.S. 1998, Biological Sciences, University of California at Irvine

My research is conceptually driven by sexual selection theory. I am particularly interested in male-male competition (including sperm competition), and mate choice by males and females. I am also interested in the evolution of female social dominance in lemurs.

My current research involves the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta), a small-bodied Malagasy prosimian primate. My research investigates the factors affecting mating success and reproductive success in this species, including aggressive male mating competition, dispersal, and female mate choice.

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