Fieldwork in primatological anthropology, preliminary considerations and recommendations

Abstract

Taking into account the lack of publications that deal with the problems of field work in the area of primatology in Mexico, this paper presents a series of practical recommendations that facilitate the execution of research with non-human primates in free conditions in remote sites. This article presents a series of practical recommendations to facilitate the execution of research with non-human primates in free conditions in remote sites. The goal of the article, is to offer the minimum necessary guidelines to consider before and during field work, to ensure not only the survival of the researcher who is just starting his career in this area of study, but also to guarantee an easier start and development of the research and less limitations based on the fact of living for a certain period of time in semi-permanent camps in large extensions of the tropical forest. The text is only descriptive and assumes the imperative need to offer to the students of Anthropology a small guide that orients in the topics of security, survival, self-care, habituation, registration, efficiency, ethics and environment.