Hurley, D.A. (1972) Observations in incubating walleye eggs. Progressive Fish-culturist, pp. 49-54
Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Sander vitreus | Egg | Egg Buoyancy | Dead eggs floated to the top | Pelagic |
Sander vitreus | Egg | Incubation time | 26 days at 5.5-12.2°C | 8.85 days |
Sander vitreus | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 5.5-13.9 [Mean temperature range from 42 to 57°F during the whole incubation] | 9.7 °C |
Sander vitreus | Larvae | Larvae behaviour | As the young walleye began to hatch, they usually swam to the surface of the side-arm tube | Demersal |
Sander vitreus | Larvae | Sibling intracohort cannibalism | Some cannibaslim was noted especially near the end of yolk absorption | Absent |
Sander vitreus | Larvae | Full yolk-sac resorption | [9-12 days at 53-57°F or 11.5-15.5] | 10.5 °C * day |