Variations of Fecal Cortisol and IgA Levels with Reproductive Status in Wild Taihangshan Macaque (Macaca mulatta tcheliensis)
Variations of Fecal Cortisol and IgA Levels with Reproductive Status in Wild Taihangshan Macaque (Macaca mulatta tcheliensis)
Yongman Guo1,2, Jundong Tian1,2,3, Dong Yang1,2 and Jiqi Lu1,2,3*
Fig. 1.
The cortisol (ng/g) (A), and IgA (ng/g) (B) concentrations in dried feces of adult Taihangshan macaques in mating period and non-mating period. The middle line represents the mean concentration and the error bars represent SEM. *** indicates P < 0.01.
Fig. 2.
Correlation between fecal cortisol (ng/g) and IgA (ng/g) levels in adult Taihangshan macaques in mating period (A) and in non-mating period (B). 95% CI are also included in the graph.
October 2023
Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 55, Iss. 5, pp. 2001-2500
