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Reply to Sitters and Olde Venterink: Untangling the relative importance of processes that influence fecal nutrient stoichiometry

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  • Title:
    Reply to Sitters and Olde Venterink: Untangling the relative importance of processes that influence fecal nutrient stoichiometry
  • Author: le Roux, Elizabeth ; Kerley, Graham I. H ; Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M
  • Subjects: Animal Distribution ; Animals ; Body Size ; Nutrients ; Plants ; Taverne
  • Description: Sitters and Olde Venterink (1) question the generality of the positive relationship that we show between herbivore body size and fecal N:P stoichiometry (2). Their data show different and at times opposite patterns. They highlight dietary composition and metabolic requirement as two additional size-related mechanisms determining fecal nutrient ratios and argue that the increased skeletal phosphorus requirements of larger animals that we suggest may not be the primary determinant of fecal P concentrations.We fully agree that dietary nutrients strongly determine fecal nutrients, and the latter often serves as a proxy for the former (3, 4). This is particularly clear when comparing grazers and browsers. However, in … ↵1To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: elizabeth.liza.le.roux{at}gmail.com.
  • Creation Date: 2021
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1091-6490
    EISSN: 1091-6490
  • Source: Open Access: PubMed Central
    Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
    Utrecht University Repository
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