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  1. Biology Series 4: Evolution and Behaviour (1981 Multimedia)

    Producer
    David W MacDonald
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Slides. 20-30 slides per set. col.

    The biology of adaptations for survival and the processes underlying natural selection. Set titles: 1. Predation. 2. Adaptive Colouration. 3. How Animals Eat. 4. Animal Societies. 5. Insect Societies.

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  2. Life in a Tropical Forest (1971 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows aspects of life in a tropical rain forest on Barro Colorado in Panama which is used as a base for scientific investigation under the Smithsonian Institute. Illustrates the diversity of animals and...

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  3. Mayfly and the Trout, The (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the underwater lives not only of trout and mayfly but also the other inhabitants of the trout stream. Trout spawn, a dipper flies underwater, a pike attacks, bullheads bark at each other in...

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  4. Old Plantation, The (Jamaica) (1975 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In an overgrown tonka bean plantation in the hill forests of Trinidad, looks at the giant locust, the hairy bird-eating spider, a six-inch snake which hunts termites, a termite colony, hercules ants and the...

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  5. Development of ‘Drosophila Melanogaster’, The. 1: Normal Development (1956 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The development of the egg of the fruit fly from laying to the hatching of the larva. Time-lapse photography illustrates the processes of formation of the blastoderm, the ventral germband and the pole- or...

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  6. Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite (1951 Film)

    Director
    Oswald Skilbeck
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Consists entirely of animated drawings, with colours reproducing the translucent pastel shades seen under the microscope in preparations stained with Leishman’s or Giesma’s stain. The life history is...

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  7. Drosophila: Biology and Behaviour of Hawaiian Picture Wings (1991 Video)

    Producer
    David Jackson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The biology and behaviour of Hawaiian ‘Drosophila’, - the so-called ‘picture-wings’ - showing the life cycle and male-male and male-female interactions. Discusses a natural fungicide that is a...

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  8. 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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  9. Life Cycles (1996 Multimedia, Video)

    Director
    Peter Coltman
    Producer
    Peter Coltman
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Introduces the life cycle, making comparisons between mammals, birds, amphibians, insects and plants, and looking at birth, growth, maturity and death within each group.

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  10. Castles of Clay (1978 Film)

    Producer
    Alan Rout
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    About the life cycle and ecology of the African termite. These tiny, blind creatures construct towering hills weighing tons, ingeniously control air flow and humidity to maintain a constant temperature, grow...

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