Table 2.
The influence of litter year, litter age, litter size, sex, prepartum odor treatment, and the interaction term among litter year and age (i.e., litter:age) on coyote pup (a) cortisol and (b) testosterone over development
| Fixed effect | (a) β (95% CI) | (b) β (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 15.678 (12.371, 19.407) | 16.771 (11.556, 23.224) |
| Litter (1st vs. 2nd) | −5.452 (−8.130, −2.313) | −13.418 (−18.530, −8.272) |
| Age | −4.557 (−5.368, −3.385) | −1.171 (−3.019, 0.571) |
| Litter size | 0.526 (−0.165, 1.270) | −0.395 (−1.414, 0.901) |
| Sex | 0.844 (−0.352, 1.973) | −0.170 (−2.424, 1.584) |
| Odor | −0.349 (−1.877, 0.876) | 0.416 (−2.282, 2.405) |
| Litter:Age | 3.994 (2.617, 5.130) | 7.460 (4.931, 9.478) |
Estimates of fixed effects (β) are given with 95% credible intervals (n = 200 hair samples, 72 individuals and 16 cohorts). Estimates that do not overlap zero are significant (i.e., pMCMC<0.05) and in bold. Null and alternative model comparisons can be found in the Supporting information Appendix S1: Table S3. Final models were chosen based on ΔDIC = 0.