Associations between fecal glucocorticoid levels and social bonds vary with relatedness in juvenile rhesus macaques

Abstract Strong social bonds in gregarious adult animals have been associated with lower levels of glucocorticoids. However, similar research is lacking for juvenile primates. We examined relationships between social bonds and mean concentrations of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (fGCMs) in 44 fre...

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Main Authors: Katharine C. Burke, Michael Heistermann, James P. Higham, Carol M. Berman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81962-2
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