World in a Water Drop, The
- Alternative title
- So Leben Mikro-Organismen
- Synopsis
- Micro-photograpic footage showing the hidden world beneath the surface of lakes and ponds, examining the water flea ‘Daphnia’, the carnivorous plant ‘Ultricularia vulgaris’ and its ensnaring mechanism, and the green freshwater polyp ‘Chlorohydra veridissima’. Also shows a flagellate, two types of amoeba, a sun animal, ciliates dividing and carrying out genetic exchange, moss and wheel animals, a dragonfly larva and the predatory transparant water crab. The sprocket-shaped algae provide an example of plant photosynthesis, the polyp of symbiosis and reproduction.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Switzerland
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. col. 30 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1987
- Availability
- Sale; 1996 sale: 380Sfr (inclusive)
- Subjects
- Biology
- Keywords
- Daphnia; freshwater ecosystems; micro-organisms
Credits
- Director
- Pedro Galliker
- Producer
- Pedro Galliker
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Sponsor
- Name
Leica AG
- Address
- Kanalstrasse 21
CH-8152 Glattbrugg
Switzerland
Distributor
- Name
Galliker Pedro
- Phone
- +41 41 888 08 98
- Fax
- +41 41 888 08 99
- Address
- Biologie ETH
Rössligasse 6
6490 Andermatt
Switzerland - Notes
- rec’d 6/96
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