Research Interests

Evolutionary Biology and Behavioral Ecology

I am an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist. I study the evolutionary consequences of interactions between behavior, morphology and the environment.

Representative Publications

Brennan, P. L., R., Prum, R. O., McCracken, K. G., Sorenson, M. D., Wilson, R. E., and T. R. Birkhead. 2007. Coevolution of male and female genital morphology in waterfowl. PLoS ONE, 2(5): e418. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000418.

Brennan, P.L.R. and Hyseni, C. 2008. Development of microsatellite markers for Great Tinamous (Tinamus major). Molecular Ecology Resources, 8: 933-935.

Brennan, P.L.R., Birkhead, T., Zyskowski, K., Van der Waag, J. and Prum, R. O. 2008. Independent evolutionary reductions of the phallus in basal birds. Journal of Avian Biology, 39: 487-492.

Brennan, P.L.R. 2009. Incubation in Great Tinamous (Tinamus major). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 121 (3): 506-511.

Branislav, I., Cassey, P., Grim, T., Gill, B. J., Brennan, P.L.R., Moskat, C., Greenwood, D.R., Hauber, M.E. 2009. Detecting biliverdin from colourful eggshells of extinct birds. Chemoecology, Doi: 10.1007/s00049-009-038-2.

Brennan, P.L.R., Clark, C. and Prum, R. 2010. Explosive Eversion and Functional Morphology of Waterfowl Penis Supports Sexual Conflict in Genitalia. Proc. Royal Society B., 277(1686): 1309-14.

Brennan, P.L.R. 2010. Clutch predation in Great Tinamous and implications for the evolution of egg color. Journal of Avian Biology, 41: 1-8.

Brennan, P.L.R. 2010. Sexual Selection. Nature Education Knowledge , 1(8):24.
http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/sexual-selection-13255240