The purpose of this seasonal Antarctica field blog is to document some of the Weddell seal population project work in Antarctica by the Montana State University Weddell seal population project research team.
The Principal Investigator on the current grant for this research project is Dr. Jay Rotella, professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University.
More information on the Weddell seal research project is also available on the Montana State University website Weddell seal research pages.
Collaborating with our project on the new grant are genomists Dr. Nancy Chen of the University of Rochester and Dr. Elizabeth Flesch of Montana State University.
The Weddell seal research project is funded by the National Science Foundation through a grant to Montana State University.
The views and comments on this seasonal field blog do not necessarily represent those of Montana State University nor the National Science Foundation.
For more information on the project and the work of the research team, please visit our public outreach website at WeddellSealScience.com.
For questions and/or feedback regarding this blog, please contact project multimedia specialist, Mary Lynn Price.