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Select developmental stages of pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)

By Columbia Environmental Research Center
Select developmental stages of pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) embryos reared in the laboratory
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Select developmental stages of pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) embryos reared in the laboratory at a mean temperature of 18.2 degrees Celsius.  New genetic techniques can identify pallid sturgeon as early as Stage 14; about 24 hours after spawning and fertilization.

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