Fig. 4. The colonic metabolome in four species of folivorous lemurs.

Depicted are a a Linear Discriminant plot of the principal components calculated across all species and metabolites. b–j The concentrations of specific metabolites illustrate species’ tradeoffs in the colonic abundances of short-chain fatty acids, including b acetate, c propionate, and d butyrate, of branched chain amino acids, including e isoleucine, f leucine, and g valine, of plant secondary compound (PSC) derivatives, including h total phenolic abundance and i phloretic acid, and of j trimethylamine. ^§p < 0.10; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.