Moles, M.D. and Johnston, T.A. and Robinson, B.W. and Leggett, W.C. and Casselman, J.M. (2008) Is gonadal investment in walleye (Sander vitreus) dependent on body lipid reserves? A multipopulation comparative analysis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, pp. 600-614
Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Sander vitreus | Female | Maximum GSI value | Summary statistics for mature adult walleye: mean GSI = 10.99 ± 0.34 [Trout Lake], 25.52 ± 0.42 [Winefred Lake], 13.46 ± 0.30 [Lake Winnipeg], 16.47 ± 0.44 [Lake of the woods], 18.57 ± 0.57 [Lac Beauchêne], 17.40 ± 0.34 [Lake Nipissing], 28.59 ± 1.05 [Lake Ontario] | 10.99 percent |
Sander vitreus | Male | Maximum GSI value | Summary statistics for mature adult walleye: mean GSI = 1.87 ± 0.07 [Trout Lake], 2.97 ± 0.12 [Winefred Lake], 1.35 ± 0.06 [Lake Winnipeg], 1.20 ± 0.15 [Lake of the woods], 2.50 ± 0.11 [Lac Beauchêne], 2.05 ± 0.09 [Lake Nipissing], 3.38 ± 0.19 [Lake Ontario] | 1.87 percent |
Sander vitreus | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | Sampling was conducted during the spring spawning period from 2002 to 2004; dates of sampling varied from early April in the south to late May in the north | ['April', 'May', 'June'] |