Patty Brennan

Biography

Patty Brennan Patricia "Patty" Brennan is a Colombian and American evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist. She is a professor of biology at Mount Holyoke College, and her research focuses on sexual selection, sexual conflict, and genital coevolution in vertebrates. Brennan's work on the genital morphology of waterfowl, particularly her research on duck penises and her discovery of variations in duck vaginas, has received extensive press coverage in publications like The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, and Scientific American. Her work on snake and dolphin clitorises has been featured in publications such as The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, New Scientist, and The Washington Post. She is an advocate for basic science, as well as for further research into vertebrate vaginas.

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