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This research was part of T.C. Toh’s PhD dissertation work and was funded by the Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund awarded to T.C. Toh. We thank C.S.L. Ng for assistance with this experiment.
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Toh, T.C., Peh, J.W.K. & Chou, L.M. Early onset of zooplanktivory in equatorial reef coral recruits. Mar Biodiv 43, 177–178 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-013-0156-5
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