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 particles that could not be readily identified through visual, macroscopic examination of the material 

 (personal observation). For each of the remaining 11 game species, the following variables were 

 simmiarized: the number of stomachs analyzed, the volimie of stomach contents, proportion of sample 

 analyzed (for large samples), the most frequent food items by percent occurrence and percent volume, 

 the percent volume of plant and animal material, and the percent volume of crop species (see Chapter 6 

 for a description of crop species). 



Game Species Accounts 



A total of 28 food items were recorded for the paca (n = 36 stomachs; total volume analyzed 

 = 1886.5 ml; Appendix N). By percent occurrence, the most frequent food item was fruits/seeds from 

 Manilkara zapota (S^xjtaceae) at 47.2%. By percent volume, fruits/seeds from Manilkara zapota also 

 was the most commonly taken food item at 26.6%. Plant material composed 99.8% (23 taxa), by 

 percent volume, of paca stomach contents, while animal material composed 0.2% (five taxa). About 

 94%, by percent volume, of the paca diet consisted of fruits and seeds (Figure 5-1). By percent 

 volume, crop species composed a total of 35.9% (four taxa: com, squash, yuca, and sweet potato) of 

 the stomach contents. 



For the agouti, a total of 21 food items were recorded (n = 26 stomachs; total volume 

 analyzed = 1167.5 ml; Appendix O). The most frequent food item was fruits/seeds from Manilkara 

 zapota at 38.5%, by percent occurrence. Com at 25.5% and sweet potato at 20.2%, both by percent 

 volume, were the two most commonly taken food items. By percent volume, plant material composed 

 99.9% (19 taxa) of agouti stomach contents, while animal material composed 0.1% (two taxa). About 

 98%, by percent volume, of the agouti diet consisted of fruits and seeds (Figure 5-1). Crop species 

 (four taxa: com, sweet potato, squash, and zacate) composed a total of 59.3%, by percent volume, of 

 the stomach contents. 



A total of 49 food items were recorded for the coati (n = 129 stomachs; total volume analyzed 

 = 4678.5 ml; Appendix P). By percent occurrence, the most frequent food items were an unidentified 



