Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Evo-devo"
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The Kype: An Assessment of Presence and Absence, Composition, Structure, and Evolution of a Spawning-related Lower Jaw Modification in Living and Fossil Salmonids
(2016-04-29)When in their spawn-run, several salmonids (salmon, graylings, etc.) develop a kype. The kype is a spawning-related lower jaw modification composed of a connective tissue mass supported by a framework of chondroid and ...