Body size has primacy over stoichiometric variables in nutrient excretion by a tropical stream fish community

Body size has primacy over stoichiometric variables in nutrient excretion by a tropical stream fish community

Abstract Ecological Stoichiometry (ES) and the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) are the main theories used to explain consumers’ nutrient recycling. ES posits that imbalances between an animal’s body and its diet stoichiometry determine its nutrient excretion rates, whereas the MTE predicts that ex...

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Main Authors: Priscila Oliveira-Cunha, Peter B. McIntyre, Vinicius Neres-Lima, Adriano Caliman, Beatriz Moreira-Ferreira, Eugenia Zandonà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19149-w

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