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  1. Sea in the Seed, The: Sperm of ‘Ginkgo Biloba’ And Reproductive Evolution in Plants (2000 Video)

    Director
    Yuki Suzuki
    Producer
    Kazuo Okada
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 35 min.

    Explores reproductive evolution in plants. Relates how in Japan in 1896, Hirase Sakugoro discovered flagellated sperm in a seed of the ‘Ginkgo biloba’, and later Ikeno Seiichiro found the same type of...

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  2. Life of the Freshwater Sponge (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Kazuo Okada
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., 1996 sale: £45.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Sponges, previously classified as Parazoa, which demonstrate characteristics of unicellular organisms, are now shown to have some features of true metazoans. Uses time-lapse photography to show sponges’...

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  3. Developmental Biology of an Ascidian: ‘Halocynthia Roretzi’ (1982 Video)

    Producer
    Kazuo Okada
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale (video - BUFVC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min., 1996 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows the life cycle of the sea squirt ‘Halocynthia roretzi’. ‘Halocynthia’ adults from Mutzu Bay in Northern Japan are shown to spawn at a certain time of the day and differences in spawning time...

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  4. Role of Microfilaments in Cell Motility, The (1982 Film, Video)

    Producer
    Kazuo Okada
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Uses research film footage shot in laboratories by eminent specialists involved in cell motility studies. Opens with a brief summary of muscle movement and the roles of proteins actin and myosin. Creatures...

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  5. Function of Microtubules, The (1979 Film, Video)

    Director
    Masaki Goteh; Kazuo Okada
    Producer
    Kazuo Okada; Sozo Okada
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Studies the structure and function of microtubules highlighting the distinction between muscle movement and movement apparent in microtubules. Shows flagellar and ciliary movement in protozoa and higher...

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  6. Moon Jelly: The Life Cycle of ‘Aurelia Aurita’ (1977 Film)

    Director
    Kazuo Okada
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the life cycle of one of the scyphomedusae, the jellyfish ‘Aurelia aurita’. Fertilisation, planular stage, ephyrae, polyps, and adult medusae are shown.

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  7. Marine Flowers: The Biosphere of ‘Coelenterata’ (1975 Film)

    Director
    Kazuo Okada
    Producer
    Sozo Okaka
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Originally produced in a three-screen version for the International Ocean Expo ‘75 at Okinawa, this single-screen version was made later. It provides excellent visual material on ‘Hydrozoa’,...

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