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*
1School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
2Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
3Taihangshan Macaque Research Center, Jiyuan, Henan, 459000 China
* Corresponding author: lujq@zzu.edu.cn
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.