DNA Evidence Reveals Herbivores Eat Far More Than Just Grass

DNA Evidence Reveals Herbivores Eat Far More Than Just Grass

A federally funded study led by biologists at Brown University has revealed that the diets of various large herbivore species are more varied and complex than scientists had previously understood. For generations, both scientists and students have sorted animals into categories based on diet: carnivores eat meat, browsers feed on flowering plants, conifers, and shrubs, [...]