Zoology

This class comprises research and experimental development in zoology.

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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-…

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Altshuler, Doug

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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

Angert, Amy

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biodiversity and Biocomplexity; biogeography; biological responses to climate change; Conservation Biology; Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes; evolutionary ecology; population biology; Biodiversity and Biocomplexity, Biogeography, Biological responses to climate change, Conservation biology, Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes, Evolutionary ecology, Population biology

Angert, Amy

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biodiversity and Biocomplexity; biogeography; biological responses to climate change; Conservation Biology; Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes; evolutionary ecology; population biology; Biodiversity and Biocomplexity, Biogeography, Biological responses to climate change, Conservation biology, Ecological and Ecophysiological Processes, Evolutionary ecology, Population biology

Auger-Methe, Marie

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Animal movement; Polar ecology; Statistical Ecology; Animal movement, Polar ecology, Statistical Ecology

Auger-Methe, Marie

Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Animal movement; Polar ecology; Statistical Ecology; Animal movement, Polar ecology, Statistical Ecology

Auld, Vanessa

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Cell; Cell Biology; Development; Developmental Genetics; epithelia; Genetics; glia; in vivo imaging; Molecular Genetics; nervous system; Neurogenesis and Gliogenesis; permeability barriers; 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)

Evolution of sociality, evolution of sex ratios

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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)

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; 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

Cockle, Kristina

Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

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Doherty, Jeff

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

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)

Chemosensation; Drosophila; Feeding; Gustation; Neural circuits; Neuronal Systems; neuroscience; Sensory systems; Taste; Chemosensation, Drosophila, Feeding, Gustation, Neural circuits, Neuronal Systems, Neuroscience, Sensory systems, Taste

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Harley, Christopher

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

climate change; community ecology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; marine algae; marine invertebrates; Climate change, Community ecology, Ecology and Quality of the Environment, Marine algae, Marine invertebrates

Harley, Christopher

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

climate change; community ecology; Ecology and Quality of the Environment; marine algae; marine invertebrates; 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)

evolutionary genetics; genomic differentiation; hybridization; ornithology; seasonal migration; speciation; Evolutionary Genetics, Genomic differentiation, Hybridization, Ornithology, Seasonal migration, Speciation

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Johnson, Bernadette

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Evolutionary Genomics; Sexual Selection; Sexual conflict; biodiversity; evolution; genomics; Bioinformatics;

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Kremen, Claire

Institute for Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

agroecological farming systems; Reconciliation of agricultural land use with biodiversity conservation; sustainable landscapes; Agroecological farming systems, Reconciliation of agricultural land use with biodiversity conservation, Sustainable landscapes

Kremen, Claire

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

agroecological farming systems; Reconciliation of agricultural land use with biodiversity conservation; sustainable landscapes; Agroecological farming systems, Reconciliation of agricultural land use with biodiversity conservation, Sustainable landscapes

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Leander, Brian

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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

Leander, Brian

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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

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Matthews, Ben

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Aedes aeygpti mosquitoes; Arboviral pathogens; Chikungunya; Comparative Physiology; Dengue fever; Genome of mosquitoes; Yellow fever; Zika; 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)

Comparative Physiology; biomechanics; Insect physiology; Respiratory Physiology; Comparative physiology, Biomechanics, Insect physiology, Respiratory physiology

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Soma, Kiran

Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Behavior; Biological Behavior; Endocrinology; Neuroendocrine Diseases; Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission; Neuronal Systems; neuroscience; stress; Behavior, Biological Behavior, Endocrinology, Neuroendocrine Diseases, Neuronal Communication and Neurotransmission, Neuronal Systems, Neuroscience, Stress

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Grace Melchers

Student

Master of Science in Oceans and Fisheries (MSc)

Employing environmental DNA to understand the impacts of urbanization on nearshore fish communities and migrations
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Jacquelina DaSilva

Student

Master of Science in Zoology (MSc)

Classroom discourse in a first-year multi-section biology course

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Ilke Geladi

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

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

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Animal Biology (PhD)

Associating reproductive physiology and automated monitoring technologies to predict fertility of dairy herds
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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
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Jarrett Blair

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Bulk classification of terrestrial invertebrates using computer vision and DNA metabarcoding
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Santiago David

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

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

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Modular optic flow processing during natural locomotion
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Mackenzie Kinney

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

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

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

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

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Taste processing in Drosophila melanogaster
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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
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Jessica Schaub

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Evaluating jellyfish as keystone species in marine food webs
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Asad Hasan

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

The causes and consequences of evolutionary adaptation on genetic diversity, differentiation, and extinction risk
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Melody Salehzadeh

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Local regulation of glucocorticoids in the nervous and immune systems

French Name

Zoologie

French Description

Cette classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en zoologie.