Fig 1.
Plant material was sampled from the structure (coarse outer material) and lining (fine inner material) of this Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia maxillaris) nest specimen (MVZ1:Egg:1613).
Fig 2.
Samples were systematically selected from the structure (blue oval) and lining (red oval) at equally spaced locations (diamonds).
Table 1.
Bird nest specimens selected for sampling.
Table 2.
Taxonomic identifications of samples.
Fig 3.
Difference in sequence quality (HQ%) between samples identified as plant and green algae.
Significant correlations are indicated as follows: ** p < 0.01.
Table 3.
Characteristics of successfully sequenced samples.
Fig 4.
Differences in sample characteristics (a. dry mass, b. DNA concentration, and c. DNA purity) between samples with sequencing success or failure. Significant correlations are indicated as follows: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, NS. = not statistically significant.