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Table 5-4. Seasonal variation of major crop species in (a) paca stomach contents (n = 36 stomach 

 samples, total volume analyzed = 1886.5 ml) and (b) agouti stomach contents (n = 26 stomach 

 samples, total volume analyzed = 1167.5 ml), expressed as percent occurrence (% Occ.) and volume 

 (% Vol.). 



Major crop 

 species'" 



Garden season" 



Clear and bum 

 (Jan-Apr) 



Plant and weed 

 (May-Aug) 



% Occ. 



(% Vol.)'' % Occ. 



(% Vol.) 



Weed and harvest 

 (Sep-Dec) 



% Occ. 



(% Vol.) 



a) Paca 

 Com 

 Squash 

 Sweet potato 

 Yuca 



15.0 



15.0 



0.0 



5.0 



(5.2) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



(7.5) 



100.0 



(20.2) 



(0.0) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



(5.2) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



42.9 



(32.5) 



21.4 



(24.5) 



7.1 



(6.9) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



Volume (ml) 



(1034.1) 



(124.0) 



(728.0) 



No. stomachs 



20 



14 



b) Agouti 















Com 



22.2 



(14.5) 



11.1 



(1.5) 



37.5 



(51.5) 



Squash 



0.0 



(0.0) 



22.2 



(20.5) 



25.0 



(16.1) 



Other/ 



0.0 



(0.0) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



12.5 



« 0.0) 



Zacate 















Sweet potato 



11.1 



(27.3) 



33.3 



(39.8) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



Volume (ml) 





(289.0) 





(394.5) 





(484.0) 



No. stomachs 



9 





9 





8 





" See text for additional information about the three garden season categories. 



'' See text and Table 5-2 for additional information about how the "major crop species" were 



determined. For the paca, kidney bean and other/zacate did not occur in stomach contents. For 



the agouti, yuca and kidney bean did not occur in stomach contents. 

 ' Percent occurrence in stomach contents, by garden season. 

 '' Percent volume in stomach contents, by garden season. 



