Patricia Brennan

Known for: Acting

I obtained my undergraduate degree in Marine Biology in my native Colombia, where I studied heart function of dolphins for my Honors Thesis. After I graduated, I joined the R/V Odyssey, a 98 foot ketch doing research on marine mammal populations around the Galapagos Islands. I worked and lived on board for over a year, first in the Galapagos Islands and then in Coco's Island. I came to the USA to pursue a PhD., and after being accepted at Cornell University in the Neurobiology and Behavior program, I decided to switch from working on marine mammals, to working with birds. I worked on the elusive Great Tinamous (Tinamus major) for my PhD, and I discovered many unique aspects of their reproductive biology. I developed a strong interest in sexual selection and mating system evolution during this time. I also witnessed tinamou mating in the field, and saw my first bird penis... Since I was not even aware that birds had penises, I decided to investigate this further for my post-doctoral project. As they say, the rest is history. I started studying bird genitalia, and have now expanded to examine snakes in collaboration with Dr. Rachel Keeffe, bats- a project lead by Dr Teri Orr when she was a post-doc in my lab, dolphins, a project led by my previous post-doc collaborator Dr. Dara Orbach, sharks and skates. -- Dr. Patty Brennan Where to watch the TV shows and films of Patricia Brennan free? Click the title of the series or movies below to watch them in HD for free on SFlix.

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