Kinnison, M.T. and Unwin, M.J. and Hershberger, W.K. and Quinn, T.P. (1998) Egg size, fecundity, and development rate of two introduced New Zealand chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences [Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.], pp. 1946-1953
Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Egg | Temperature for incubation | Incubated at ambient temperature at 12.4°C and chilled water at 5.9°C | 12.4 °C |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Egg | Degree-days for incubation | 480.3 to 491.4 [for different populations at 12.4°C]; | 480.3 °C * day |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Female | Relative fecundity | From 5.232 to 7.525 [Different populations] | 5.23 thousand eggs/kg |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Female | Maximum GSI value | From 17.6 to 20.3 [Mean for different populations] | 17.6 percent |