Braaten, P.J., Fuller, D.B., Holte, L.D., Lott, R.D., Viste, W., Brandt, T.F. and Legare, R.G., 2008. Drift dynamics of larval pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon in a natural side channel of the upper Missouri River, Montana. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 28(3), pp.808-826.
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Scaphirhynchus platorynchus | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | transition from drifting to benthic life stage initiated at 6 days post hatch and at a mean length of 15.6mm | Demersal |
| Scaphirhynchus albus | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | transition from drifting to benthic life stage initiated at 11-17 days post hatch and at a mean length of 18.1-20.3mm | Demersal |