Darwin's animals: Barnacles

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Diana Jones
Executive Director, Collection and Content Development

Charles Darwin formulated his ideas of evolution through his study of barnacles. Today we are living in the Age of Barnacles. They occur from estuaries to the deepest depths of the ocean.

Join Diana Jones as she discusses the diverse world of Darwin's "beloved barnacles", their beauty, the potential threat to their habitats, and their uses in forensic medicine, dentistry and the space industry.

This lecture was recorded at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton on 23 August 2010.

This video recording was made possible with the support of Chevron Australia.