Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Multiple Stressors on Marine Mammals - Elephant Seals as a Model System
PI:
Daniel Crocker
School or Division:
School of Science & Technology
Sponsor:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Calendar Start & End Date:
-
Funding Amount:
$240,896
This project is a multi-investigator interdisciplinary study using the northern elephant seal as a model system to significantly improve our understanding of the response of marine mammals to exposure from multiple anthropogenic stressors. Our team will integrate physiological and ecological approaches including immunology, stress physiology, toxicology, animal behavior, population biology, and life history theory to examine cumulative effects of exposure to multiple stressors in elephant seals.