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  1. Siamese Fighting Fish: Aggressive Behaviour (1965 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A teleost of the ‘Labyrinthici order’, ‘Betta splendens’ has a pronounced aggressive instinct which is used to defend its nest. Shows various aspects of this aggressive behaviour and examines the...

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  2. New additions to the Moving Image Gateway

    Date
    13 Mar 2015, 08:36
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,650 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or...

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  3. Foraging Behaviour of Barnacle Geese (1997 Video)

    aka: Vigilance Behaviour in Barnacle Geese

    Director
    Neil Fraser
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £10.00 (inclusive) - ASAB

    A study of the foraging behaviour of barnacle geese. Involves the study of 21 flocks of barnacle geese, ranging in size up to 30 birds, feeding on grassland near Loch Gruinard, Scotland. Students collect...

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  4. Questions About Behaviour (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Watson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Discusses ways of making sense of the behaviour patterns displayed by animals. Careful observation makes it possible to record and describe behaviour patterns and, according to Dr Niko Tinbergen, the first...

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  5. Animal Behaviour: Mechanisms of Imprinting (1977 Video)

    aka: Animal Behavior: The Mechanism of Imprinting

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 2000 sale: £33.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The classic experiments of Konrad Lorenz are reproduced, showing that ducklings will accept as ‘mother’ the first moving thing that is presented to themn. This imprinting is strong enought to persist to...

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  6. Collection, Maintenance and Behaviour of Ants, The (1995 Video)

    Director
    Elizabeth Evesham
    Producer
    Elizabeth Evesham
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2000 sale: £5.00 (inclusive)

    Amateur footage in which Dr Elizabeth Evesham explains how to collect ants in the field, and demonstrates how to build a nest for ants that would be suitable for home or school, using simple and readily...

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  7. Looking at Brain and Behaviour (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Cameron Balbirnie
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    A series of experiments illustrating aspects of behaviour or neurobiology in an interactive way: 1) newt courtship; 2) water regulation (rats); 3) schedule-induced polydipsia; 4) thermoregulation; 5)...

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  8. Contented Cows and Other Animals (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Veterinary science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    A survey of the scientific research programme being carried out in Britain on farm animals to discover more about their natural behaviour. Such work could lead to improvements in the way farmers treat them...

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  9. Vigilance Behaviour in Barnacle Geese (1997)

    Director
    Neil Fraser
    Subject
    Agriculture; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL), £10.00

    The video is a practical exercise for undergraduates in which students watch 21 flocks of geese which range in size from 1-20 birds. The students collect data on the frequency and duration of vigilance of...

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  10. Winter’s Sleep, A (1986)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99

    There is more to hibernation than just ‘sleeping off the winter’. Observations of the Canadian ground-squirrel have shown that this animal can control its sleep, even at body temperatures close to...

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