Fitness and Morphology Support Genetic Differentiation Across Different Geographic Scales in a Native Insect Utilising Native vs. Invasive Host Plants [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionNative species can evolve rapidly in response to utilising invasive species as novel resources. We investigated the genetic and trait differentiation of the Australian soapberry bug Leptocoris tagalicus across three biotypes: those feeding on invasive ...
Johannes J. Le Roux +11 more
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story [PDF]
Plants, People, PlanetSocietal Impact Statement Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s ...
Anne Osbourn
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Hypoglycin A in Cow’s Milk—A Pilot Study [PDF]
Toxins, 2021 Hypoglycin A (HGA) originating from soapberry fruits (litchi, and ackee) seeds or seedlings from the sycamore maple (SM) tree (related to Sapindaceae) may cause Jamaican vomiting sickness in humans and atypical myopathy in horses and ruminants.
Mandy Bochnia +3 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 This paper presents a collaboration with Indigenous Nlaka'pamux communities to develop a study to address the effects of mining dust on soapberry (Shepherdia canadensis), which is an important medicinal and food resource for local Nlaka'pamux people. The
Kevan Berg
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Developing a juice beverage from soopolallie (sx̌ʷusmíɬp)/soapberries
Cogent Food & AgricultureDeveloping a juice beverage from Soopolallie (sx̌ʷusmíɬp)/soapberries represents a research partnership between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Westbank First Nation (WFN).
Kelly A. Ross +4 more
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GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION OF FITNESS‐ASSOCIATED TRAITS AMONG RAPIDLY EVOLVING POPULATIONS OF THE SOAPBERRY BUG [PDF]
Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution, 1997 In this study we used reciprocal rearing experiments to test the hypothesis that there is a genetic basis for the adaptive differences in host-use traits among host-associated soapberry bug populations (described in Carroll and Boyd 1992). These experiments were conducted on two host races from Florida, in which differences in beak length and ...
Scott Carroll
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Quantitative HPLC-MS/MS analysis of toxins in soapberry seeds: Methylenecyclopropylglycine and hypoglycin A. [PDF]
Food Chem, 2018 Methylenecyclcopropylglycine (MCPG) and hypoglycin A (HGA) are naturally occurring amino acids found in various soapberry (Sapindaceae) fruits. These toxins have been linked to illnesses worldwide and were recently implicated in Asian outbreaks of acute hypoglycemic encephalopathy.
Sanford AA +9 more
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Improved Longan Genome Assembly Reveals Insights Into Flowering Mechanisms. [PDF]
Plant Biotechnol JABSTRACT Longan is an exotic tropical fruit crop and exhibits off‐season flowering induced by potassium chlorate (KClO3), though the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We assembled a high‐quality, 441.5 Mb genome of variety ‘Shixia’, with a contig N50 at 28.1 Mb, 29, 325 protein‐coding genes, 26 telomeres and 15 centromeres.
Zhao G +14 more
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Deciphering Hyperammonia-Producing Bacteria (HAB) in the Rumen of Water Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) and Their Inhibition through Plant Extracts and Essential Oils [PDF]
MicroorganismsHyperammonia-producing bacteria (HAB) are a class of microbes present in the stomach of ruminants, responsible for the rapid rate of ammonia production from protein degradation beyond the capacity of these animals for their utilization.
Yendrembam Mery Chanu +3 more
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The potential evolutionary impact of invasive balloon vines on native soapberry bugs in South Africa [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2019 Following their establishment in new communities, invasive species may cause evolutionary changes in resident native species. This is clearly true for phytophagous insects, which may adapt rapidly when utilising abundant and widespread introduced hosts ...
Jarryd D. Foster +4 more
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