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  • maureen hawkins
    maureen hawkinsBacker
    Have fun with this Colin!
    Apr 06, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you! Can't wait to send some stories your way!!
    Apr 07, 2014
  • Dory-o Kvale
    Dory-o KvaleBacker
    Go Colin! My Carleton prospies are super heroes. In honor of folk dances everywhere, please choose a lively lizard to be known as "Rhoditiki Sousta" (Just Sousta for short). With luck he will spread his dancing charms to all his lizardy friends.
    Apr 06, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    I will be sure he knows all the steps! Thanks so much for donating!
    Apr 07, 2014
  • Tracy Langkilde
    Tracy LangkildeBacker
    Very happy to support this fantastic project Colin! Can't wait to hear about all your adventures.
    Apr 05, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much Tracy! Can't wait to share some stories and pics with you!
    Apr 05, 2014
  • Hale Morrell
    Hale MorrellBacker
    Best of luck Colin!!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much!!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Angel Hsu
    Angel HsuBacker
    Excited to see the results!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much for your support! I love that profile picture :)
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Patricia MacDonald
    Patricia MacDonaldBacker
    My lizard name suggestion? Zorba, of course! I'm sure I'm only the 53 person to suggest that. Erm, Lizard Minnelli? Eddie Lizzard? Thin Lizzy? Good luck!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Hahaha! I love them all! Thank you for your help!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Gerardo Villarreal
    Gerardo VillarrealBacker
    Good luck Colin!!!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much!
    Apr 03, 2014
  • Chelsea Clifford
    Chelsea CliffordBacker
    Hi Colin. I heard about this courtesy of Facebook and Hannah Specht. Sounds like a cool project. I'm in my first year of a PhD program, Duke Environment, and am leaning towards studying ecosystem services provided by artificial aquatic systems that don't get much attention, like ditches, for my dissertation, so I've been thinking about reconciliation ecology and the ontology of artificiality a bit myself. Good luck.
    Apr 02, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    What cool ideas! It's great to reconnect! It's been a long time since Carleton :) Thanks for donating. I look forward to being in touch more soon!!
    Apr 02, 2014
  • David Yeung
    David YeungBacker
    Keep up the good work!
    Apr 02, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks for the support!!
    Apr 02, 2014
  • H & G Coppinger
    H & G CoppingerBacker
    Good Luck, and lots of cooperation from the lizards! Harold & Gloria
    Mar 30, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much! Can't wait to go lizard spotting again on your dock.
    Mar 30, 2014
  • Susie Lannoo
    Susie LannooBacker
    Colin: We're Friends of Angus (FOA) and are excited to hear about your work. Have fun out there! Susie, Mike and Pete Lannoo
    Mar 27, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much for donating! It's going to be an awesome summer. Angus and I will be in touch!
    Mar 27, 2014
  • David Donihue
    David DonihueBacker
    Congratulations, Colin. This sounds like an amazing project. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
    Mar 26, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much for your support! I can't wait to share some stories this summer! I really appreciate your help!
    Mar 26, 2014
  • Catherine Reinke
    Catherine ReinkeBacker
    Good Luck Colin!!!
    Mar 26, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much Catherine! You made me hit the goal! Woo Hoo!!
    Mar 26, 2014
  • Omar
    OmarBacker
    Please make an Odyssey reference in your report!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    For you, (H)omar, I'll try! Thanks for donating!
    Mar 26, 2014
  • Lynne Adams
    Lynne AdamsBacker
    Best wishes in your research. Lynne and Tim
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much for your support!!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Rob Choate
    Rob ChoateBacker
    Those islands look incredible! Good luck! I also have to ask if there is a benefit to experiment.com over other crowdfunding sites --- it seems like their fee is high at 8% (e.g. Kickstarter is 5%)
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much for donating! Actually experiment and kickstarter take the same cut - Kickstarter takes 5% but there's an extra 3-5% card processing fee through Amazon. The fees are the same here which is great because Kickstarter doesn't seem to support science projects! Good question and thanks again for donating!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Warren MacKenzie
    Warren MacKenzieBacker
    We have plenty of lizards in Az. Good luck with your project
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    I'm going to have to find a chance to take you up on that offer :) My current roommate grew up chasing lizards in Phoenix so he can tell me where to go. Thank you so much for your support!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Brian Mason
    Brian MasonBacker
    Yo dawg.
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Haha! Yay! Thanks Brian!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Meredith Atwood
    Meredith AtwoodBacker
    You should be proud of all your hard work! I'm excited to hear how it goes and what you find!!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much Meredith!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Barbara Santoro
    Barbara SantoroBacker
    Gotta love those Greek isle lizards!
    Mar 24, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Hurrah :) Thanks for backing!
    Mar 25, 2014
  • Chris Harbison
    Chris HarbisonBacker
    Hi Colin - Great to hear from you, and I'm excited (and jealous) for this project. Keep me posted, and if you are ever in the Albany area, drop by to visit! I'll email the link to this project around my department and to folks I know. Best of luck! No go wrangle some lizards! Chris Harbison
    Mar 24, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Your Evolution class at Carleton set me up for a lot of this! Your research was some of the first that got me thinking about the ecological community feeding into evolutionary dynamics. Thank you so much for your support!
    Mar 24, 2014
  • Vienna Teng
    Vienna TengBacker
    Yay Colin! Excited to see you carrying your research forward.
    Mar 23, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much Vienna!
    Mar 23, 2014
  • Costa Rica HerpingAdventures
    Costa Rica HerpingAdventuresBacker
    Colin, I've been doing Herping tours to Costa Rica for 14 yrs. Your project interest me and I wish you luck with it. You can look at my web site at CostaRicaHerpingAdventures.com Jim
    Mar 22, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much Jim! I've just been reading about your herping adventures in Costa Rica! That snake and lizard list is pretty awesome (http://costaricaherpingadventures.com/Snakes%20We%20Have%20Found/Snakes%20We%20Have%20Found.htm). Looking forward to talking more in the upcoming months!
    Mar 23, 2014
  • Ann Travers
    Ann TraversBacker
    Dear Colin, I remember our discussion soon after your arrived at Yale about your dissertation. Here are a couple questions I'm curious about. What insects do these lizards eat that feed on area crops? Do you have projections on how many insects these lizards will eat once established in the new walls? As a result of the lizards settling in your new walls, how much increase in harvest will area farmers realize? What an exciting project! Love, Aunt Ann and Uncle Gary
    Mar 22, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks for the great questions! Whether the lizards eat insect pests is a major question I plan to answer this summer. The idea that rock wall building creates habitat and thus provides a pest control service is very interesting to me. I will be testing that directly and will report back! These lizards are super abundant, and do chow down on a lot of insects, so it is possible that in aggregate they're playing a big role in the farmers' fields. I can't wait to find out for sure!
    Mar 22, 2014
  • Jennie Miller
    Jennie MillerBacker
    The results you've already gotten from the field are evidence of even better outcomes to come. I look forward to following your progress and seeing as the story pulls together. All the best for your field season, Colin!
    Mar 21, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much for the support Jennie!
    Mar 21, 2014
  • Wendy Sepponen
    Wendy SepponenBacker
    Hello dear Colin! Best of luck with this! You deserve all the money crowd-sourced funding ever did shower on any individual! Go get 'em!
    Mar 21, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much Wendy!!! I really appreciate your support.
    Mar 21, 2014
  • Isabel MacKenzie
    Isabel MacKenzieBacker
    One of my choices is Zir Dazl
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    I like it :)
    Mar 21, 2014
  • Shakuntala
    ShakuntalaBacker
    Good luck, Colin!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • martin katz
    martin katzBacker
    Those lizards have never had it so good!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much Martin! I can't wait to hear what you and Dale name your lizard :) I really appreciate your support!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Debbie-Scott MacKenzie
    Debbie-Scott MacKenzieBacker
    Good Luck Colin -- we'll be anxiously awaiting your results! Scott, Deb and Philip MacKenzie
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks for the support! I'll keep you updated!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Patty Liao
    Patty LiaoBacker
    Yay lizards! You don't have to pay the lizards for their hard work this summer? What happens if the project goes over budget? Now that I'm an investor I have to ask all sorts of questions... :)
    Mar 19, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you Patty!! The lizards are fed delicious mealworms during their stays, I'm pretty sure they like it. As for the budget, I've been running numbers over and over and am confident that with the $3,385 everything's going to work! If there's a run on rock wall stones and prices shoot up, I do have a series of options for cutting costs, but I don't think it'll come to that. Especially if we can beat our crowd funding target! Thanks so much for your support!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Jenn MacKenzie
    Jenn MacKenzieBacker
    Hey Colin! So proud of you! Still thinking if a name For my Lizard- thanks again so much for House sitting! Love u and just be careful for pixie Escaping. Xo
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Pixie has been terrific :) Thanks so much for donating and sharing. Can't wait to find out what you name your lizard!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Melissa
    MelissaBacker
    Nice job Col!! I'm working on a name for "my lizard". Love, melissa
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much! Can't wait to hear what you come up with! Have fun down in balmy GA!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Samuel Santoro
    Samuel SantoroBacker
    Good luck, Colin
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you SO much! Can't wait to share some stories and pictures from this summer with you.
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Isabel MacKenzie
    Isabel MacKenzieBacker
    Good data collection Colin
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Hurrah! Thanks! Can't wait to get back there to get even more!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Isabel MacKenzie
    Isabel MacKenzieBacker
    Thanks for the opportunity to advance science
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you SO much for your generous donation! Can't wait to hear what you decide to call your lizards!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • marlyse duguid
    marlyse duguidBacker
    Good Luck!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks for pushing me over $1000 Marlyse! Woo hoo!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Vicky & Herve Lambert
    Vicky & Herve LambertBacker
    We want to know what you find! All the best wishes for getting this funding and for your work...
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much for donating! Can't wait to hear your lizard name!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Aaron Paul
    Aaron PaulBacker
    Go get'em Colin!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Yay! Thanks so much for the support!
    Mar 18, 2014
  • Sarah MacLean
    Sarah MacLeanBacker
    Cool project!! I'm excited to see the results!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Hurrah! Thanks for your support!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Ross Donihue
    Ross DonihueBacker
    So excited to be part of the project! Can't wait to follow along. Cheers!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much for your support! I really appreciate it!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Marty Schnure
    Marty SchnureBacker
    This is so exciting, Colin! Can't wait to hear updates.
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much! Stories and pics coming your way :D
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Jessica Sunny Evans
    Jessica Sunny EvansBacker
    Awesome idea, good luck! I'm working toward studying evolutionary ecology using insects. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you find out.
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Cool Jessica. I'd love to hear more about your research! Shoot me an email sometime. colin.donihue@yale.edu
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Don Donihue
    Don DonihueBacker
    Good Luck!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much for your support!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Mom & Dad
    Mom & DadBacker
    We're so proud to be a part of your team!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your support!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Starling W Childs
    Starling W ChildsBacker
    Good luck and what a fantastic place to do research! Need one lizard named Oikostar!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thanks so much for the support! Alrighty, the first named lizard will be Oikostar! I love it.
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Wayne Sentman
    Wayne SentmanBacker
    Good luck Colin! Look forward to reading about your progress.
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Thank you for your support! I can't wait to get back to the field and start sending you all updates!
    Mar 20, 2014
  • Max Lambert
    Max LambertBacker
    Sensu Losos, Pianka, Spiller, and Schoener A new world of lizard evolution!
    Mar 17, 2014
  • Colin Donihue
    Colin DonihueResearcher
    Woohoo thanks for being the first backer!
    Mar 17, 2014