Zoology

This class comprises research and experimental development in zoology.
Parent Category
Sub-Categories
Animal behaviour
Animal cell and molecular biology
Animal developmental and reproductive biology
Animal immunology
Animal physiological ecology
Animal structures and functions
Invertebrate biology (except insect biology)
Insect biology
Mammalogy
Fish biology
Bird biology
Amphibian and reptile biology
Comparative biomechanics
Zoology, n.e.c.
 
 
 

Graduate Degree Programs in Zoology

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Applied Animal Biology offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to a Ph.D. degree in animal physiology, behaviour, welfare, and management of livestock, companion animals, research animals, wildlife species, aquaculture, and on the human-animal relationship. The program is...

Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PhD)

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program provides advanced, research-based education that will prepare students for a career in academic, industrial, or professional positions in British Columbia and beyond.  The Program offers MSc and PhD degrees, with the option to transfer from...

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia is one of the strongest and most broadly based life science departments in Canada, with a scope that spans from molecules to cells, whole organisms, populations, and communities. It is home to approximately forty highly funded, well-...

Master of Science in Applied Animal Biology (MSc)

Applied Animal Biology offers opportunities for advanced study and research leading to a M. Sc. degree in animal physiology, behaviour, welfare, and management of livestock, companion animals, research animals, wildlife species, aquaculture, and on the human-animal relationship. The program is...

Master of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSc)

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program provides advanced, research-based education that will prepare students for a career in academic, industrial, or professional positions in British Columbia and beyond.  The Program offers MSc and PhD degrees, with the option to transfer from...

Master of Science in Zoology (MSc)

Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia is one of the strongest and most broadly based life science departments in Canada, with a scope that spans from molecules to cells, whole organisms, populations, and communities. It is home to approximately forty highly funded, well-...
 

UBC Researchers conducting research in Zoology

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Altshuler, Doug

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Zoology; flight control; visual guidance; visual neuroscience; neuroethology; avian biomechanics; aerodynamics; wing morphing; motor control

Angert, Amy

Department of Botany, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Plant biology; Zoology; Biodiversity and Biocomplexity; biogeography; biological responses to climate change; Conservation Biology; Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes; evolutionary ecology; population biology

Auger-Methe, Marie

Department of Statistics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Fisheries sciences; Statistics; Zoology; Animal movement; Polar ecology; Statistical Ecology

Auld, Vanessa

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Cell; Cell Biology; Development; Developmental Genetics; epithelia; Genetics; glia; in vivo imaging; Molecular Genetics; nervous system; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; permeability barriers

Aviles, Leticia

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); Animal behaviour

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Baliga, Vikram

Faculty of Science

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Zoology

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Cerri, Ronaldo

Applied Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Animal and dairy sciences; Animal behaviour; Animal developmental and reproductive biology; Animal physiology; Agricultural Machinery and Technology; Animal Production; Animal Reproduction; Biotechnology and Activity monitors; Dairy cattle reproduction; Endocrine Regulation; Endometrium-conceptus cross communication; Estrous cycle physiology in cattle; Inflammation and stress; Production medicine in dairy cattle

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Doherty, Jeff

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Parasitology; Behavioural ecology; Animal behaviour; Insect biology; host-parasite interactions; multidisciplinary research; host manipulation; ethology; Disease Ecology

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Gordon, Michael

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Chemosensation; Drosophila; Feeding; Gustation; Neural circuits; Neuronal Systems; neuroscience; Sensory systems; Taste

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Harley, Christopher

Department of Zoology, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Fisheries sciences; Zoology; climate change; community ecology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; marine algae; marine invertebrates

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Irwin, Darren

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Zoology; evolutionary genetics; genomic differentiation; hybridization; ornithology; seasonal migration; speciation

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Kremen, Claire

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Natural environment sciences; Zoology; agroecological farming systems; Reconciliation of agricultural land use with biodiversity conservation; sustainable landscapes

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Leander, Brian

Department of Botany, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Plant biology; Zoology; Comparative organismal biology; Evolutionary morphology; Evolutionary protistology; Marine biodiversity; Marine invertebrate zoology; Phylogenetic biology; Species discovery

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Matthews, Benjamin

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Genomics; Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Zoology; Aedes aeygpti mosquitoes; Arboviral pathogens; Chikungunya; Comparative Physiology; Dengue fever; Genome of mosquitoes; Yellow fever; Zika

Matthews, Philip

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Animal physiology, respiration; Insect biology; Animal physiology, biophysics; Comparative biomechanics; Animal physiological ecology; Comparative Physiology; biomechanics; Insect physiology; Respiratory Physiology

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Soma, Kiran

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Neurosciences, biological and chemical aspects; Neurosciences, medical and physiological and health aspects; Psychology and cognitive sciences; Zoology; Behavior; Biological Behavior; Endocrinology; Neuroendocrine Diseases; Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission; Neuronal Systems; neuroscience; stress

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Wearing, Oliver

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Autonomic nervous system; Other basic medicine and life sciences; Biomedical instrumentation (including diagnostics); Medical biotechnology diagnostics (including biosensors); Zoology, n.e.c.; Animal physiology, circulation; Animal physiology, metabolism; Animal physiology, environmental stress; Animal physiology, exercise; Animal physiology, thermoregulation; Cardiovascular physiology; Hypoxia; Surgery; Preclinical models; Translational medicine; Spinal cord injury
 

Student & Alumni Stories in Zoology

Sarah Amundrud

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

The role of predators in mediating the ecological effects of climate change in Costa Rican bromeliad food webs

Santiago David

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Paramo bird communities: Understanding a poorly known Andean ecosystem under increasing risk of extinction

Amelia Hesketh

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Potential impacts of ocean acidification on the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Mackenzie Kinney

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Species Hybridization as a Mode of Rapid Evolution in Response to Environmental Change

Eric Press

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Modular optic flow processing during natural locomotion

Fiona Beaty

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Marine resilience in the Anthropocene: understanding the adaptive capacity of marine socio-ecological systems to change

Jarrett Blair

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Bulk classification of terrestrial invertebrates using computer vision and DNA metabarcoding

Sydney Moore

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Improving herd health detection of dairy cows through the use of automated sensory technologies

Melody Salehzadeh

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Local regulation of glucocorticoids in the nervous and immune systems

Jessica Schaub

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Evaluating jellyfish as keystone species in marine food webs

Ilke Geladi

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Galapagos birds and farmers: engaging farmers with landbird research focused in the agricultural zone of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Sasha McDowell

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Taste processing in Drosophila melanogaster
 

Program Specializations in Zoology

Applied Animal Biology

Zoology
 
 
 
French Name
Zoologie
French Description
Cette classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en zoologie.
 
 

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