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Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
Coregonus clupeaformis | Egg | Temperature for incubation | 6.5-9 | 7.75 °C |
Coregonus clupeaformis | Female | Onset of oogenesis | Initiated in early summer | ['July', 'August', 'September'] |
Coregonus clupeaformis | Female | Intensifying oogenesis activity | Fall [Decreasing daylength triggers final maturation] | ['October', 'November', 'December'] |
Coregonus clupeaformis | Male | Onset of spermatogenesis | Initiated in early summer | ['July', 'August', 'September'] |
Coregonus clupeaformis | Male | Main spermatogenesis activity | Fall [Decreasing daylength triggers final maturation] | ['October', 'November', 'December'] |
Coregonus clupeaformis | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | November [Mainly] and December | ['November', 'December'] |