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World Service,18 Aug 1997,28 mins

The life of the ostracoda

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Why a conference will be discussing the ostracoda, a small crustacea with 70,000 species. The water dwellers live in water almost everywhere on earth and have lived on the planet for millions of years. Also in the programme how cholera bacterium are proving helpful, birds and their sense of smell and forecasting storms. Presenter: Graham Easton.

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