Pallid Sturgeon (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Pallid Sturgeon

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New research has found that pallid sturgeon stocked in a northerly segment of the Missouri River live an average of three times longer, produce roughly 10 times as many eggs and weigh up to seven times more than specimens stocked downriver. The findings represent a dramatic example of how environmental conditions -- in this case, fast-flowing channels introduced via human intervention -- can shape the life cycle of a species.

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Photo: Sam Stukel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Illlustration: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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