Bird nests as botanical time capsules: DNA barcoding identifies the contents of contemporary and historical nests

• Alex Rinkert ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: alexander.rinkert@sjsu.edu

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1710-1209

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• Tracy M. Misiewicz,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2683-8405

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• Benjamin E. Carter,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, San José, CA, United States of America

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• Aleezah Salmaan,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

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• Justen B. Whittall

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, United States of America

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