Dating Coot Nests with Plastic Waste Expiration Dates

Posted: 2025-04-13 17:52:27 UTC

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Researchers have used expiration dates on plastic waste in coot nests to determine when the nests were built.

Use of plastic waste expiration dates to date coot nests

Innovative approach to studying wildlife behavior using human-generated waste