Barbosa, Andreia C. C.
Vinagre, Catarina
Mizrahi, Damián
Flores, Augusto A. V. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9347-8860
Funding for this research was provided by:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (# 400614/2014-6, 159822/2015-7)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UID/MARE/04292/2019)
Article History
Received: 13 June 2019
Accepted: 31 August 2019
First Online: 18 September 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was funded by CNPq; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; Grants # 400614/2014-6 and # 159822/2015-7. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The collection of coral colonies was authorized by the highest national authority, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), through the Sistema de Autorização e Informação em Biodiversidade (SISBIO); license # 49750-1. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for sampling, care, and experimental use of animals were followed. Experiments were also carried out with minimal stress to individuals to meet ethical standards and to ensure the validity of observations.