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Signals for Survival

Synopsis
Part of Professor Tinbergen’s research into the habits of the lesser black-backed gull, a huge colony of which was filmed on the north-east coast of England, the film demonstrates the part played by social signals in the reproductive cycle of ‘Larus fuscus’.*
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 50 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1969
Availability
Hire
Subjects
Biology
Keywords
animal behaviour; animal communication; birds; gulls

Credits

Director
Hugh Falkus
Cast
Hugh Falkus 
Nikolaas Tinbergen 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Contemporary Films

Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 7950
Address
British Film Institute
21 Stephen Street
London W1P 2LN
Notes
Administrative address: Unit H Spectrum House, Gordon House Road, London NW5 1LP, tel: 020 7482 6204, fax: 020 7284 2809, email: inquiries@contemporaryfilms.com, http://www.comtemporaryfilms.com
Name

Higher Education Film & Video Library

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7393 1503
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Notes
Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.

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