Researchers in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia study the behavior of a number of organisms, focusing on fish, marine mammals, and birds. Specific research programs of behavioural biologists within the Department of Zoology include:

John Ford: Behavioural ecology, social dynamics and acoustic behaviour of cetaceans.

Lee Gass: Foraging, memory, and energetic performance in hummingbirds.

Michael Healey: Ecology and behaviour of salmonid fishes as it relates to ecological theory and resource management.

Tony Pitcher: Fisheries evaluation; fish behaviour; assessment and management of fisheries.

Jamie Smith: Population biology and evolutionary ecology, particularly of brood parasitic birds.

Andrew Trites: Population biology and bioenergetics of Steller sea lions; interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries.