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Figure 5-1. Proportion (percent volume) of food items identified from stomach contents of 

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

 1989-October 1990. (Food items: FRUITS/SEEDS = fruits or seeds, LEAVES = leaves, 

 ANIMAL MAT = animal material, and OTHER = other [see Mediods for further 

 information]. See Table 5-2 for key to species abbreviations.) 



slug (Class Gastropoda) at 50.4%, an unidentified insect (Order Orthoptera) at 44.2%, and com at 

 40.3%. By percent volume, com at 53.5% and fruits/seeds from Manilkara zapota at 19.0% were the 

 two most commonly taken food items. Plant material composed 91.6% (29 taxa), by percent volume, 

 of the stomach contents, while animal material composed 8.4% (19 taxa). About 92%, by percent 

 volume, of the coati diet consisted of fruits and seeds, while 8% consisted of animal matter (Figure 5- 

 1). By percent volume, the single crop species com composed 53.5% of the stomach contents. 



For the while-lipped peccary, a total of 17 food items were recorded (n = 3 stomachs; total 

 volume analyzed = 208.0 ml; Appendix Q). The most frequent food items were fruits/seeds from 

 Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae) at 100.0%, stems/roots from an unidentified plant called Can pe tzii at 

 100.0%, and leaves from Psychotria sp. (Rubiaceae) at 100.0%, by percent occurrence. Brosimum 



