Suppose You Use Indirect Calorimetry to Estimate an Animal's Metabolic

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Essay

Suppose you use indirect calorimetry to estimate an animal's metabolic rate and you do not know what foodstuff the animal is oxidizing. Is it better to estimate energy use from O₂ or CO₂? Why?

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