Research in Antarctica
The ZSI also participates in the Indian Antarctic Program, since its inception in 1989. ZSI participants in the 15th expedition (1995–96) reported 29 species of invertebrate fauna from East Antarctica. ZSI Scientists involved in the 17th Indian Expedition (1997–98) studied invertebrates, belonging to Phylum Protozoa, Arthropoda and Nemathelminthes, inhabiting terrestrial moss in the Schirmacher Oasis. Primarily aimed at identifying the taxonomy of the invertebrates found, the study was also targeted at researching the bio-geographical relationship in the Antarctic ecosystem. ZSI participants in the 22nd Expedition (2003–04) conducted ultra structural studies of hair of mammals, besides collecting the feathers of the Snow Petrel, Penguin and South Polar Skua for trace elemental analysis.
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