Carbon-Nitrogen Ratios in Animal Feces (IMAGE)

Duke University

Carbon-Nitrogen Ratios in Animal Feces

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Carbon-to-nitrogen ratios in poop vary between animals as a result of diet and physiology. These ratios also govern the abundance of microbes in their guts.

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Aspen Reese - Harvard

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