Overview
My research focuses on the behavior and ecology of non-human primates, including how primates balance cooperation and competition in their breeding strategies. In addition, I examine how animals mitigate the costs of temperature extremes through behavior and the use of microhabitats. Our results help us better understand the vulnerabilities of species facing more extreme weather fluctuations. [note that Dr. Digby is not accepting graduate students at this time]
General Research Interests include:
Evolution of Primate & Human Social Behavior
Primate Behavioral Ecology
Mammalian Reproductive Strategies, Mating Systems, and Infanticide
Primate Microhabitat Use
Primate Behavioral Thermoregulation
Marmosets and Tamarins
Lemurs
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of the Practice of Evolutionary Anthropology
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2016 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Cross-species parasite patterns: Pinworm prevalence in captive lemurs.
Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2013 Link to item CiteActivity and ranging patterns in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): implications for reproductive strategies.
Chapter · June 28, 2011 Lorini, M.L. and Persson, V.G. 1994. Status of field research on Leontopithecus caissara: the Black-Faced Lion Tamarin Project. Neotropical Primates, 2(suppl.): 52–55. Mace, G. and Stuart, S. 1994. Draft IUCN Red List categories, Version 2.2. ... CiteSocial learning in the ring-tailed lemur
Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2011 Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of California, Davis ·
1994
Ph.D.