Weddell seal population project PhD student Kaitlin Macdonald is the lead author of a fascinating recent paper published by the project in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The paper is titled, "Evaluating the importance of individual heterogeneity in reproduction to Weddell seal population dynamics using integral projection models." The entire paper is available Here.

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Kaitlin and the paper's co-author Prof. Jay Rotella discuss the findings in this recent paper, and the importance of long term population studies, in our latest Weddell Seal Science Audio Podcast. The podcast is available through Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We hope you enjoy the new audio podcast episode, presented below!

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