Bodola, A., 1955. The life history of the gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur), in western Lake Erie (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University).
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Demersal | Demersal |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | Egg | Incubation time | 1.5-7 depending on water temperature | 4.25 days |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | Larvae | Onset of exogeneous feeding | 3 days | 3.0 °C * day |