LIST OF FIGURES 



2-1. Location of Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos (study area), Quintana Roo, Mexico 15 



2-2. Distribution of X-Hazil Sur residents by age class and sex. There were 539 males and 501 



females during the census of 1992 26 



2-3. Mean monthly temperature and precipitation at X-Hazil Sur, Quintana Roo, 



Mexico, durmg July 1989-December 1990 27 



2-4. Land uses and vegetation types at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos 29 



2-5. Monthly occurrence of subsistence and economic activities in relation to 



temperature and rainfall (Max = month with highest average temperatures 

 and Min = month with lowest average temperatures) 47 



3-1. Reproductive status of female birds and mammals. Animals were categorized as 

 gravid, lactating/brooding, not gravid/lactating/brooding, or unknown 

 (abbreviations correspond with scientific name; Ohi = pocket gopher, 

 Apa = paca, Dpu = agouti, Nna = coati, Tpe = white-lipped peccary, 

 Tta = collared peccary, Mam = brocket deer, Ovi = white-tailed deer, 

 Cci = thicket tinamou. Cru = great curassow, Ove = plain chachalaca, 

 and Aoc = ocellated turkey,) 74 



3-2. Reported monthly harvest levels for a) pocket gopher, b) paca, c) agouti, and d) coati 75 



3-3. Reported monthly harvest levels for a) white-lipped peccary, b) collared peccary, 



c) brocket deer, and d) white-tailed deer 76 



3-4. Reported monthly harvest levels for a) thicket tinamou, b) great curassow, c) plain 



chachalaca, and d) ocellated turkey 77 



3-5. Monthly occurrence of gravid or lactating female mammals 79 



3-6. Monthly occurrence of gravid or brooding female birds 80 



3-7. Number of game birds and mammals taken per hour 81 



3-8. Age class (years) distribution of male residents (539 residents based on 1992 census) 



and male hunters (84 hunters during 1989-1990 study) 82 



3-9. Number of kills per hunter. A total of 47 hunters had only one or two kills each and 



are not shown here 83 



3-10. Take of mammals and birds according to type of weapon used. Species arranged by 

 mean body mass determined during this study (see Figure 3-1 for key to 

 abbreviations) 85 



4-1. Distribution of 12 transects (ca. 2 km long each) used to census wildlife populations 



at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, Quintana Roo, Mexico, during 1990 127 



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