Biological anthropologists face an array of ethical issues as they engage in fieldwork around the world. In this volume human biologists, geneticists, paleontologists, and primatologists confront their involvement with, and obligations to, their research subjects, their discipline, society, and the environment. Those working with human populations explore such issues as who speaks for a group, community consultation and group consent, the relationship between expatriate communities and the community of origin, and disclosing the identity of both individuals and communities. Those working with...

This widely dispersed primate population adapts to multiple environmental challenges, from deserts to freezing temperatures. This book details how this genus adapts genetically, hormonally, physically and behaviourally to changing landscapes, with overviews of topics such as behavioural ecology and genetics and short essays on research projects.