Whiteside, M.C. and Swindoll, C.M. and Doolittle, W.L. (1983) Factors affecting the eraly life history of yellow perch, Perca flavescens. Env. Biol. Fish., pp. 47-56
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Perca flavescens | Egg | Incubation time | 10-20 days | 15.0 days |
| Perca flavescens | Larvae | Initial larval size | 5.6-6.2 | 5.9 mm |
| Perca flavescens | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | Soon after hatching the larvae moved into the limnetic zone where they began feeding [This movement is probably a mechanism to escape intense predation in the littoral zone] | Demersal |
| Perca flavescens | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Early spring | ['April', 'May', 'June'] |