Books in the Evolutionary Foundations of Human Behavior Series series

This volume presents state-of-the-art empirical studies working in a paradigm that has become known as human behavioral ecology

In anthropological literature on hunter-gatherer societies, little attention has been paid to children. Children often represent 40 percent of hunter-gatherer populations, thus nearly half the population is omitted from most hunter-gatherer ethnographies and research. This volume is designed to bridge the gap.

Presents a study of baboons, which aims to reveal a new depth to their behavior. The author maintains an open research strategy - respecting her subjects by approaching them with the open mind of an ethnographer and immersing herself in the complexities of baboon social life before formulating her research design.

In this text, Dr Ellison, one of the pioneers in this field, brings together 31 of the most active and influential scientists investigating the evolutionary ecology of primate and human reproduction.

The Cannibal Within offers an evolutionary account of the propensity of human beings, in extreme circumstances to eat other human beings, despite the strong Western taboo against such practices