Building family trees in the Critically Endangered Livingstone's fruit bat

By Sarah Richdon and Angelica Menchaca Rodriguez
Backed by Simon Cavill, Stephen Fry, Matija Mazi, Peter Reekie, Amy Billings, A&J, Sanne Boland, Nick Brooks, Bethany Willcox, Charles Joynson, and 138 other backers
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University of Bristol
Bristol, England
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/8216
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  • Brieuc Sebillotte
    Brieuc SebillotteBacker
    Sounds really great!!
    Mar 09, 2018
  • Ali Copeland
    Ali CopelandBacker
    Wonderful news! So glad the Livingston's Fruit Bat research can continue. So so important!
    Feb 04, 2018
  • Tom Buckley
    Tom BuckleyBacker
    Yay! Congratulations
    Jan 28, 2018
  • Ed Tarrant
    Ed TarrantBacker
    Yay - 100% funded :)
    Jan 27, 2018
  • Lynn Duffy
    Lynn DuffyBacker
    Thank-you for this 'Good News' update. Wishing you every success.
    Jan 27, 2018
  • Carol Gladwin
    Carol GladwinBacker
    Great news. Well deserved. All the best.
    Jan 27, 2018
  • Kate Babbage
    Kate BabbageBacker
    Excellent news! Good luck with the project.
    Jan 27, 2018
  • Mark Bushell
    Mark Bushell Backer
    Woop woop go go batfink! :)
    Jan 27, 2018
  • Philip Cowhig
    Philip CowhigBacker
    yay, let get bats!
    Jan 27, 2018
  • A&J
    A&JBacker
    Dear Sarah, we're thrilled to take you 'over the line'. Good luck with your research. A&J x
    Jan 27, 2018
  • Derrick Wayne
    Derrick WayneBacker
    This bat is unique and worth preserving.
    Jan 24, 2018
  • Dr Stuart Newson
    Dr Stuart NewsonBacker
    Best of luck in getting the remaining funding - would be nice to see this go ahead. Stuart Newson
    Jan 23, 2018
  • Alex Nunns
    Alex NunnsBacker
    Good luck with the research, Sarah! It looks really interesting.
    Jan 18, 2018
  • Totally NOT the Joker
    Totally NOT the JokerBacker
    For the record, I've never liked bats. Not sure why I'm doing this - but what the hay?
    Jan 17, 2018
  • Sarah Richdon
    Sarah RichdonResearcher
    I see you Mr J :)
    Jan 17, 2018
  • Bethany Willcox
    Bethany WillcoxBacker
    How did the fruit bat's go onto Noah's Arc? In Pears!
    Jan 16, 2018
  • Kate Dickson
    Kate DicksonBacker
    Good luck Sarah!!
    Jan 11, 2018
  • Thomas Maunders
    Thomas Maunders Backer
    Good luck, important work being done!!
    Jan 10, 2018
  • Lynn Duffy
    Lynn DuffyBacker
    Wishing you every success - thank-you for doing this! Lynn Duffy
    Jan 10, 2018
  • Ryan Baines
    Ryan BainesBacker
    Incredible work Sarah! Would be so interested to see the results.
    Jan 06, 2018
  • Charles Joynson
    Charles JoynsonBacker
    Restoring forests is the Livingstone Fruit Bat's specialty, and its something we'll need to do once human populations start to decline after 2200. So I wish success to Sarah and Angelica in their sequencing and family tree endeavor.
    Jan 04, 2018
  • Peter Reekie
    Peter ReekieBacker
    A brilliant idea - clearly a vital project. Well done. Wishing you every success. Jane & Peter
    Dec 27, 2017
  • Matt Newnham
    Matt NewnhamBacker
    Good Luck
    Dec 25, 2017
  • Patrick Cross
    Patrick CrossBacker
    The free software ML-Relate might be worth looking into for a cheap way to assess relatedness... good luck!
    Dec 20, 2017
  • Sarah Richdon
    Sarah RichdonResearcher
    I'll have a look into it! Thanks for the heads up and your contribution
    Dec 20, 2017
  • Bruce Wayne
    Bruce WayneBacker
    I love bats!
    Dec 19, 2017
  • Sarah Richdon
    Sarah RichdonResearcher
    Nice try Batman
    Dec 19, 2017
  • Angelica Menchaca Rodriguez
    Angelica Menchaca RodriguezResearcher
    Well done Sarah! This project is so exciting and interesting! Im very happy to be part of it, best wishes!!!
    Dec 19, 2017
  • Sarah Richdon
    Sarah RichdonResearcher
    Thanks Angelica, for everything
    Dec 19, 2017
  • Arthur Woodhouse
    Arthur WoodhouseBacker
    Good luck for the project. Great cause.
    Dec 19, 2017
  • Sarah Richdon
    Sarah RichdonResearcher
    Thank you for being our first supporter!
    Dec 19, 2017