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  1. Metamorphosis: The Science of Change (2013)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195

    Filmmaker David Malone explores the science behind metamorphosis, as - with the help of entomologists and microphotography - he looks at the life cycles of locusts, caterpillars, tadpoles and sea urchins....

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  2. Calliphora Erythrocephala ('Larvaevoridae’) - Metamorphosis (1959 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows by X-ray cinephotography morphological changes in the pupa of ‘Calliphora erythrocephala’ before it develops into a fly. An Encyclopaedia Cinematographica film.*

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  3. Development in the Sea Urchin ‘Psammechinus Miliaris’ (4 Parts) (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 11, 10, 11, 12 min., 1996 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p) each

    4 (1978): Schematic animation and in vivo sequences demonstrate stages in the development of the coelom in the young pluteus and of the sea urchin anlage in the more advanced pluteus until readiness for...

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  4. Life History of the Frog, The (1935 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the embryology of the frog. The processes of coition, fertilisation, cleavage, gastrulation, neurulation and subsequent development are illustrated in turn, by means of micro-photography,...

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  5. Social Insects: The Honey Bee (1960 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Different types of bee and their function in the community of the hive. The life cycle in the hive during the year: egg laying, metamorphosis, manufacture of wax, swarming, building a honeycomb. Introductory...

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  6. Tender Trap, The (Carnivorous Plants) (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The complex mechanism of the Venus fly trap. The bladderwort’s closing mechanism and the sundew. A wasp is trapped by a Sarracenia, a trumpet pitcher. A species of mosquito that has become associated with...

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  7. Adventures in Perception (1970 Film)

    Director
    Hans van Gelder
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The work of Ducth graphic artist Maurits Escher is a play of perspectives and illusions of forms and spaces in which he draws the impossible. Boundaries expand to infinity, and floors becomes ceilings and...

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  8. Lady Lazarus (1991 Film)

    Director
    Sandra Lahire
    Producer
    Gill Genderson
    Subject
    English language and literature; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A visual response to Sylvia Plath’s readings of her own poetry. These readings plus extracts from an interview given just before Plath’s death provide an anchor for a film which celebrates her macabre...

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  9. Insect Diversity (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Hendrik Ball; Rissa de la Paz
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Uses examples from various insect orders to show the basic design of a hard outer skeleton, jointed legs and specialised mouthparts serves a wealth of different lifestyles. Contrasts the life histories of...

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  10. Amphioxus (1972 Video)

    Director
    Trevor A Scott
    Producer
    Trevor A Scott
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale (video - BUFVC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 33 min.

    This film has been made mainly from a series of photomicrographs, many of which are unique, of the living amphioxus, in combination with diagram animation. Demonstrates the role of the notochord in...

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