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Table 5-5. Seasonal variation of major crop species in (a) coati stomach contents (n = 129 stomach 

 samples, total volume analyzed = 4678.5 ml) and (b) collared peccary stomach contents (n = 29 

 stomach samples, total volume analyzed = 1829.0 ml), expressed as percent occurrence (% Occ.) and 

 volume (% Vol.). 



Major crop 

 species'" 



Clear and bum 

 (Jan-Apr) 



Garden season" 



Plant and weed 

 (May-Aug) 



Weed and harvest 

 (Sep-Dec) 



% Occ' 



(% Vol.)'' % Occ. 



(% Vol.) 



% Occ. (% Vol.) 



a) Coati 

 Com 



0.0 



(0.0) 



7.7 



(16.2) 



54.3 



(66.0) 



Volume (ml) 





(652.0) 





(309.0) 





(3717.5) 



No. stomachs 



22 





13 





94 





b) Collared 















peccary 















Sweet potato 



0.0 



(0.0) 



11.1 



(11.9) 



12.5 



(< 0.0) 



Squash 



0.0 



(0.0) 



16.7 



(10.7) 



12.5 



(< 0.0) 



Cora 



0.0 



(0.0) 



5.6 



(< 0.0) 



25.0 



(40.9) 



Other/ 



0.0 



(0.0) 



5.6 



(0.3) 



0.0 



(0.0) 



Zacate 















Volume (ml) 



(241.0) 



(1013.0) 



(575.0) 



No. stomachs 



18 



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 coati, sweet potato, squash, yuca, kidney bean, and other/zacate did not 



occur in stomach contents. For the collared peccary, 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. 



