Life history traits and features of the landscape can affect the genetic structure of populations and species across their ranges. Amphibians are expected to exhibit fine-scale genetic structure due to their typically small size and tendency for philopatry, factors that...

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

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HIV infects target cells via fusion events following surface envelope glycoprotein binding to the CD4 receptor and a chemokine co-receptor. Despite the high sequence variability of envelope across and within HIV-1 subtypes, this process requires conserved sequences and ...

https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/7066/Feb13-1909.pdf?sequence=2

Water soluble polymers are extensively used in industry to achieve solid-liquid separations of particles in colloidal suspensions. In a way to reduce the environmental footprint of the mining exploitation, the oil sands industry is searching for new methods to treat tai...