Table 2 Correlations among components of the HPA axis within each population at each life history substage. Data are R2, p-value. Bold indicates significant correlations.

From: Environmental unpredictability shapes glucocorticoid regulation across populations of tree swallows

 

Mid incubation

Nestling provisioning

Stress-induced (R2, p-value)

Post-dex (R2, p-value)

Negative feedback (R2, p-value)

Stress-induced (R2, p-value)

Post-dex (R2, p-value)

Negative feedback (R2, p-value)

Tennessee

Baseline

0.001, 0.94

0.005, 0.54

 

0.09, 0.03

0.18, 0.002

 

Stress-induced

 

0.08, 0.02

0.84, < 0.0001

 

0.27, 0.0001

0.69, < 0.0001

Post-dex

  

0.01, 0.33

  

0.02, 0.37

Stress response

0.99, < 0.0001

 

0.84, < 0.0001

0.99, < 0.0001

 

0.70, < 0.0001

New York

Baseline

0.02, 0.43

0.02, 0.41

 

0.001, 0.89

0.03, 0.43

 

Stress-induced

 

0.15, 0.01

0.96, < 0.0001

 

0.01, 0.62

0.57, < 0.0001

Post-dex

  

0.17, 0.01

  

0.52, 0.0001

Stress response

0.99, < 0.0001

 

0.96, < 0.0001

0.81, < 0.0001

 

0.50, 0.0008

Wyoming

Baseline

0.07, 0.02

0.005, 0.55

 

0.11, 0.07

0.01, 0.60

 

Stress-induced

 

0.001, 0.91

0.92, < 0.0001

 

0.08, 0.12

0.92, < 0.0001

Post-dex

  

0.001, 0.48

  

0.0002, 0.95

Stress response

0.99, < 0.0001

 

0.91, < 0.0001

0.99, < 0.0001

 

0.92, < 0.0001

Alaska

Baseline

0.001, 0.78

0.003, 0.66

 

0.01, 0.43

0.007, 0.54

 

Stress-induced

 

0.03, 0.15

0.71, < 0.0001

 

0.25, 0.0001

0.91, < 0.0001

Post-dex

  

0.005, 0.59

  

0.06, 0.10

Stress response

0.88, < 0.0001

 

0.69, < 0.0001

0.9, < 0.0001

 

0.90, < 0.0001