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Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Rutilus rutilus | Female | Age at sexual maturity | All female fish of 4 yr or older from both reference sites in the autumn were undergoing sexual maturation | 4.0 year |
Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | One to coincide with the annual spawning (spring sampling: Aire, n = 44, 18 May 1998; Nene, n = 70, 22 May, 1998; refrence 3, n = 51, 19 May 1998) | ['April', 'May', 'June'] |
Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning period duration | Takes place in the spring over 1 or 2 days | 1.0 weeks |
Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Mating system | Group spawners | Promiscuity |
Rutilus rutilus | Spawning conditions | Spawning release | Single event | Total |