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Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Esox lucius | Larvae | Temperature during larval development | The water temperature of the lake varied from 14.4 to 17.8°C (15.7°C on average) during the experimental period | 14.4 °C |
Esox lucius | Larvae | Sibling intracohort cannibalism | Cannibalism was noticed on the 12th day of the experiment when pike larvae reached 16.0-22.3 mm SL (18.7 mm on average) | Present |
Esox lucius | Larvae | Onset of exogeneous feeding | Food was only detected in the alimentary tract of the larvae with the standard length no less than 12.8 mm | 12.8 °C * day |