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 species of wild animals that used gardens; three, the densities of these wild animals taken as game 

 would be greater in the vicinity of gardens than in forests without gardens; and four, the wild animals 

 taken as game would consume crops from gardens. 



In order to evaluate the nature and extent of this hunting, questions were formulated following 

 suggestions by Redford and Robinson (1985, 1990). Fieldwork was conducted during 1989-1990. The 

 results form the basis for the remaining chapters of this dissertation. 



In Chapter 2, I discuss the natural, cultural, and socioeconomic environment of the Maya 

 Indians in Quintana Roo, Mexico. This general discussion of the setting will facilitate comparisons 

 with other sites. In Chapters 3-7, I present and discuss specific data collected during the field study. 

 In Chapter 3, I discuss wildlife harvest by Mayan hunters in Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos. The 

 specific questions answered are: 



How many people in the village hunted? 



How many individuals and what kinds of wildlife were taken by hunters? 



How much wildlife did individual hunters take? 



When, where, and how was wildlife taken? 



What was the catchment area of the hunting? 



Were there temporal or seasonal differences in the frequency at which wildlife was 



taken? 



In what kinds of habitat were wildlife taken? 

 This information on wildlife use will be compared with estimates of wildlife population densities 

 presented in Chapter 4. 



In Chapter 4, 1 discuss wildlife densities in early secondary forest (current and recent 

 agricultural areas) versus late secondary forest (areas not used for agriculture for at least 50 y) in the 

 study area. The specific questions answered are: 



How many individuals and what kinds of wildlife were sighted? 



In what kinds of habitat was wildlife observed? 



