Table 6. General Estimation Equation analysis of seasonal relationships.
Relationships between body condition scores (BCS) and fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) concentrations and environmental factors in female Asian elephants (n = 33) in Thailand.
| Parameters | BCS | FGM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | Beta | P value | Intercept | Beta | P value | |
| Temperature (°C) | 4.238 | -0.026 | 0.23 | 84.43 | -1.211 | 0.001 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 3.310 | 0.041 | 0.057 | 53.65 | -0.77 | 0.028 |
| Humidity (%) | 2.307 | 0.005 | 0.001 | 54.21 | -0.043 | 0.600 |
| THI | 3.781 | -0.003 | 0.835 | 103.93 | -0.682 | 0.022 |
THI = temperature-humidity index