The research team, based in the Molecular Ecology & Evolution at Bangor laboratory, used a new technology—DNA metabarcoding—to sequence the plant DNA present in around 350 fallow deer poo samples.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Brambles are considered a nuisance by many woodland managers. But we've discovered that fallow deer have a surprising taste for it. In our recent research , we found ...

Researchers spent two years studying Elwy’s fallow deer, the population having originated from a large estate whose deer park fencing was removed during WW1. Around 350 poo samples were ...