Hardy, R.S. and Litvak, M.K., 2004. Effects of temperature on the early development, growth, and survival of shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, and Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, yolk-sac larvae. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 70(2), pp.145-154.
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Egg | Egg size after water-hardening | 3.412-3.588 | 3.5 mm |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Initial larval size | 10.73 | 10.73 mm |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 34 days at 13 C | 442.0 °C * day |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 25 days at 15 C | 375.0 °C * day |
| Acipenser brevirostrum | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | 21 at 18 C, 13 at 21 C | 378.0 °C * day |