The Effects of the UV-Blocker Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) on Planulae Swimming and Metamorphosis of the Scyphozoans Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea frondosa
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fitt, W.K.; Hofmann, D.K. The Effects of the UV-Blocker Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) on Planulae Swimming and Metamorphosis of the Scyphozoans Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea frondosa. Oceans 2020, 1, 174-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans1040013
Fitt WK, Hofmann DK. The Effects of the UV-Blocker Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) on Planulae Swimming and Metamorphosis of the Scyphozoans Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea frondosa. Oceans. 2020; 1(4):174-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans1040013
Chicago/Turabian StyleFitt, William K., and Dietrich K. Hofmann. 2020. "The Effects of the UV-Blocker Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) on Planulae Swimming and Metamorphosis of the Scyphozoans Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea frondosa" Oceans 1, no. 4: 174-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans1040013
APA StyleFitt, W. K., & Hofmann, D. K. (2020). The Effects of the UV-Blocker Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) on Planulae Swimming and Metamorphosis of the Scyphozoans Cassiopea xamachana and Cassiopea frondosa. Oceans, 1(4), 174-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans1040013