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Ontogenetic Changes in Vulnerability of the Prawn Fenneropenaeus indicus to UV-B Radiation Help Explain Ontogenetic Habitat Shifts

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This work was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, under grant no. 1-150/1433 HiCi. The authors, therefore, acknowledge with thanks DSR technical and financial support. We thank S. Agustí and B. Carreja for supplying equipment and materials.

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Mantha, G., Al-Aidaroos, A.M., El-Sherbiny, M.M.O. et al. Ontogenetic Changes in Vulnerability of the Prawn Fenneropenaeus indicus to UV-B Radiation Help Explain Ontogenetic Habitat Shifts. Estuaries and Coasts 39, 839–845 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-015-0038-0

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