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GalÁpagos (1939 Film)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A record of the Lack-Venables expedition to the Galapagos Islands in 1938-9, showing the animal life of the islands. Maps show the route taken. A general survey of the fauna is followed by studies of...

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Galapagos (4 Parts) (1986 Video)

Producer

Colin Willock

Subject

Biology

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 4 x 52 min.

Four films on the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands.

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Wildlife of the Galapagos Islands: A Guide to Evolution (1987 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, 30 slides. col.

Discusses the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands covering Darwin’s finches, marine iquanas, boobies, frigate birds, lava cactus, and tortoise carapace. Theories of natural selection are also discussed....

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Sea Birds of Galapagos and Peru (1967 Film, Video)

Producer

J B Nelson

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Four species of the family ‘Sulidae’ showing site establishment, aggression, courtship and feeding of young. Parallel sequences of the activities of other Galapagos seabirds, including the waved...

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Galapagos (2006)

aka: Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the World

Director

Paul D Stewart

Producer

Patrick Morris

Subject

Biology; Geography; Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £19.99

A 3-part BBC documentary series, with breathtaking cinematography and state-of-the-art visual effects. The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks...

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Galapagos with David Attenborough (2013)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

More than 150 years after Charles Darwin came up with his theory of evolution, David Attenborough explains how life on the volcanic islands has continued to evolve in isolation.

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Topics in Biology and Ecology (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

CD-ROM

Two activities designed as science learning resources: 1) Ecological Chains: Finding the Links: investigates the ecology of temperate woodland that is dominated by oak trees. Also introduces a variety of key...

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Galapagos Lives (1997)

aka: Galapagos: Research in the Field

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

Against the stunning background of one of the Earth’s most inaccessible and unspoilt landscapes, the programme follows two scientific researchers. Beatrix Schramm is working against the clock to try and...

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Topics in Biology and Geology (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Distribution

CD-ROM

Seven activities designed as science learning resources: 1) Holly Leaf Miner: explores the biology of this insect and its predators, showing how to undertake a biological project to quantify mortality...

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Wings of Angels (1999 Video)

Director

John Martin

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 65 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Drama recounting the story of English ornithologist David Lack, played by Paul Rhys, who struggles to reconcile the scientific evidence for evolution he found on the Galapagos Islands in the 1930s and 1940s...

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