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Looks at the evolution, phylum characteristics, major classes, larval development and natural history of the phylum ‘Mollusca’, which is made up of four major classes: ‘Polyplacophora’ (includes...
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)...
J Z Young’s identification of the squid giant axon in the 1930s was the foundation of the study of how we might learn about our own nervous systems from the study of those of other animals. Archive film...
An interactive computer tutorial package for teaching the principles of nerve biophysics and based on a series of well-documented experiments on the squid giant axon preparation, which illustrate some of the...
A computer simulation of the isolated giant axon of the squid to investigate the biophysical properties of nerve. Describes the preparation, apparatus used to record the resting potential of the axon and the...
Shows the first stages of the dissection of the squid.
Part 1 deals with the life cycle of the grunion, one of the very few fish which lays its eggs on land. Part 2 shows the annual congregation of the millions of squid which gather to mate, spawn and then die.
A brief account of Professor J Z Young’s discovery of the giant nerve fibres of the squid in the 1930s and emphasises the importance of these structures to the animals themselves. Shows some of the many...
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