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In adult females alone, we did not see a clear trend between the season and reproductive hormones, but we did find a relationship between increasing cortisol and decreasing progesterone during the dry season.

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We did not see a significant trend with rainfall or even between seasons in progesterone, but average progesterone was higher in the dry season, suggesting that seasonal dynamics may not always result in decreased progesterone.

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