rodent 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 droppings, although hair or bones also work. We routinely apply rodent tests to bat samples that fail at first. It is surprisingly frequent that we find samples sent as bat turn out to be rodent. Worse, shrew droppings in particular can closely resemble bat guano and even to the trained eye,  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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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.