Newborns go through extraordinary change during the 1st year of life & now @jesslli.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca reveals the metabolic changes experienced by 13-lined ground squirrels, which prioritise development during weaning and a growth spurt @ 30days journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

It's published! Drs @kemarshall.bsky.social, Bill Milsom measured baby squirrels and found dynamic and asynchronous changes in their growth rates and metabolism. Read about it here: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...