Sources of Variation in Fecal Haptoglobin in a Population of Wild Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus imitator)
Raquel Hernandez-Rojas, Hadjira Hamou, Ronald Lopez Navarro, Katharine M. Jack, Fernando A. Campos, Amanda Dawn Melin, James P. Higham
This study validates fecal haptoglobin as a biomarker of inflammation in wild capuchin monkeys and finds environmental factors, not demographic or circadian variables, influence its concentrations.
American Journal of Primatology · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology