A study of the processes through which animals pass in their early development from the egg. The structure of the male and female sea urchin is compared and microphotography shows in detail the eggs, sperm, the process of fertilisation and the formation of the fertilisation membrane. This film is complete in itself as a basic study of embryology.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009541
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Marine biology
Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life cycles (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Embryology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life cycles (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)