Beacham, T.D. and Withler, R.E. and Murray, C.B. and Barner, L.W. (1988) Variation in body size, morphology, egg size, and biochemical genetics of pink salmon in British Columbia. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, pp. 109-126
| Species | Development state | Trait | Primary Data | Secondary Data |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Female | Age at sexual maturity | Virtually all mature at 2 [rarely 1-3] | 2.0 year |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Male | Age at sexual maturity | Virtually all mature at 2 [rarely 1-3] | 2.0 years |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Male | Male sexual dimorphism | Males have larger heads, thicker caudal peduncles, longer bases of the anal and dorsal fin | Absent |
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Spawning conditions | Spawning season | In British Columbia, pink salmon spawn during August through October | ['August', 'October'] |