Offers a look at the nature of the behavioral and ecological interactions characteristic of life and focuses on the migratory and mating behavior of the monarch butterfly as well as on its ability to take over the chemical defense system of its food. Presents naturalistic observations and also demonstrates controlled experiments.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013566
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Butterflies
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecological research
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)