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  1. Ants and Acacias (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    As an example of the mutualistic and obligate relationship between two different types of organism, shows the relationship between certain species of ant and swollen thorn acacias in Central America. In...

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  2. Social Evolution in Two Mexican Ant Species (1978 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Ponerine ant colonies are taken from their natural habitat and studied in the laboratory. They are individually marked and their behaviour and social organisation are studied. Shows the sociograms of...

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  3. Ontogenetic Analysis of Care Behaviour of Ant Egg Nests (1974 Film)

    Producer
    P Jaisson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines the development of pupal cocoon recognition in the brood-nursing behaviour of ants ('Formica spp.). Shows experimental procedures that purport to demonstrate that 1) recognition is not innate but...

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  4. Proctodeal Exchange and Antenna Relations in ‘Dolichoderus Quadripunctatus’ (1973 Film)

    Producer
    Claude Torossian
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Following a short ecological introduction, shows vitelloproctodeal food exchanges whereby workers nourish the eggs, then adults of the colony during the larval growth phase. ‘Antenna talk’, i.e. antenna...

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  5. Biology of Fungus Ants (1960 Film)

    Producer
    N Bariand; M Bazire; P P Grassé
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The observation of the behaviour of atta ants, whose normal habitat is equatorial America, was made possible for the first time due to experiments conducted in the laboratory. Gives a detailed study of a...

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  6. Ants (1950 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Close-up photography illustrates varied activities of four types of ant: mound builders, black ants, household ants and carpenter ants. The life cycle of the carpenter ant is shown in detail, and the final...

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