Dependent on incubation temperature, just days after mating, the female will burrow into soft ground and lay about 500 eggs.

The incubation period is approximately 70-80 days varying based on the incubation temperature.

The eggs will hatch approximately 60 to 80 days later, depending on the incubation temperature.

Effect of incubation temperature on green sturgeon, "Acipenser medirostris".

But in a new development, University of Texas scientists have found that incubation temperatures can profoundly influence adult behavior as well.

An incubation temperature of 30 C results in an equal ratio of male to female hatchlings.

As shown, the data has been generated at differing incubation temperatures.

This may be due to different incubation temperatures, but the difference has not been fully explored.