bat DNA species test

You can send samples to us directly with a cover note with contact details to the address below. If you are using the service for the first time we also ask that you contact us by email at bats@warwick.ac.uk so we can email results back to you.

Send samples to:

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Professor Robin Allaby

EcoWarwicker Ecological Forensics

University of Warwick

Gibbet Hill Road

Coventry CV4 7AL

Samples are usually guano, although wing membrane portions or bones also work. Each test is based on a single guano for accuracy. We request clients send several guano to allow repeat tests where DNA preservation is lower. 

It is best to send samples in small plastic tubes in a jiffy back to the address shown on the left.

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Mixed species assemblages are best separated out based on guano size and morphology. Tests that attempt identify all species present at the same time cannot use direct DNA sequences and are less accurate. To maintain our rigor and accuracy we therefore analyze guano individually.

Most established clients utilize a 'tab' system in which we bill them after a number of samples have been sent. Tab rates are lower than non tab rates because of the administrative economy. We offer a standard service in which results will normally be returned by email within a two week period, and a premium service in which we endeavor to return results within 7 working days.

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Rate                                      Price per sample

Standard tab rate                                  £60

Premium tab rate                                  £65

Non tab standard single sample           £70

Non tab standard multiple samples     £65

Non tab premium single sample           £80

Non tab premium multiple samples.    £75

Payment is due on completion of the work. We will issue an invoice. Alternatively, you may pay online through the payment portal button below and   selecting the service you have used.