Fernanda S. Caron
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Fernanda S. Caron
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Ph․D. student in ecology and conservation at UFPR, Brazil • macroevolution, macroecology, phylogenetic comparative methods, molecular evolution, and molecular phylogenetics • she/her

https://fernandacaron.github.io/
thrilled to share that me and my lab mates got to write a chapter for the Reference Module in Life Sciences. "Ecological Theories in Biogeography" is out, where we explore some fundamental concepts in biogeography and ecology. check it out:

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#biogeography #ecology
Redirecting
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May 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
one month late, but still worth sharing: I received the @ufpr.bsky.social Excellence in Academic Award for my thesis on body size evolution! special thanks to @marciopie.bsky.social for the support! also, two papers came from this—check them out:

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The macroevolution of sexual size dimorphism in birds
Abstract. There is considerable variation of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in body mass among animal groups, yet the drivers of interspecific variation in S
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March 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
i'm convinced some phylogenetic programs were made to be absolutely unusable by anyone but the authors. my god...
January 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM