Predicting the age at maturity of Asian carp using air temperature

Abstract Asian carp (bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ; grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella and silver carp, H. molitrix ) are a group of invasive species that are predicted to cause ecological effects if they invade the Great Lakes basin. Although Asian carp age at maturity is known to be an important factor in the risk of establishing a population, there is relatively little maturity data for North America. We found that air …