LIST OF TABLES 



2-L Land uses and vegetation types at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, Quintana Roo, Mexico 28 



3-1. Reported number of individuals taken, mean weight (kg), and total weight (kg) of game 

 taken by Maya hunters at X-Hazil Sur, Quintana Roo, Mexico, during June 1989- 

 October 1990 71 



3-2. Sex and age class of game taken by hunters at X-Hazil Sur 72 



3-3. Hunter group size and characteristics of successful outings by hunters at X-Hazil Sur 87 



3-4. Mean prey body weight (kg) by type of weapon for game species taken at X-Hazil Sur .... 88 



3-5. Type of hunt and characteristics of successful outings by hunters at X-Hazil Sur 89 



3-6. Combinations of game mammals and birds taken per outing by hunters at X-Hazil Sur .... 90 



3-7. Percent frequency of game kill sites in Late Secondary Forest versus all Combined/Early 



Secondary Forest and x^ test results for the game taken by hunters at X-Hazil Sur 92 



3-8. Minimum harvest area (km-) and mean distance (km) between X-Hazil Sur (water tank) 



and kill sites of primary game species taken by hunters at X-Hazil Sur 93 



3-9. Mmimum catchment area (km^) and mean kill site distance (km) from X-Hazil Sur (water 

 tank), by hunter, for 315 game animals taken by the seven main hunters versus all 

 other hunters combined at X-Hazil Sur 94 



3-10. Percent frequency of game kill sites in forests vs. fallows/gardens in Brazil (Ka'apor 



Indians; Balee, 1985) and Ecuador (Runa Indians; Irvine, 1987) 114 



3-11. Catchment areas for various mestizo and indigenous groups in the Neotropics (arranged 



by size of catchment area) 115 



3-12. Comparison of the biomasses of the Cerro Brujo mammals with the biomasses for the 



same species at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos 117 



4-1. Average sighting frequency (mean number of sightings per 10,000 km) of wildlife, 



summarized by species, groups, and game and nongame birds and mammals censused 



along 12 transects in three successional stages of forest at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, 



Quintana Roo, Mexico, during 1990 (d.f. = 2 throughout) 136 



4-2. Population density estimates (individuals/km^; total number of sightings [n]) determined 

 by King's Method and summarized by species, taxonomic groups, and game and 

 nongame birds and mammals 138 



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