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I'm thrilled to present my first first-author paper on the evolution of gigantism in the #capybara, the world's largest rodent! 😃 Thanks to co-authors @CrawfordAJ @eenork @frozenzoo @OfficialSMBE #MBE #cienciacriolla 🧶👇 1/21 bit.ly/3mmgqlp 
Body size evolution is central in biology. We know that body size co-evolves with many organismal traits (e.g. longevity, home range 🏠, generation time ⏰, predation risk, organ allometries 💪, etc.) within and between spp.
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Yet, we know little about how body size itself evolves 🧐. For instance, body size in mammals varies over 8 orders of magnitude! 🤯
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