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Natural selection and maladaptive plasticity in the red-shouldered soapberry bug [PDF]

The American Naturalist, 2016
Abstract Natural selection and phenotypic plasticity can both produce locally differentiated phenotypes, but novel environments or gene combinations can produce plasticity that works in opposition to adaptive change.
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Molecular Mechanisms of Oil and Saponin Accumulation and the Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Sapindus mukorossi Fruit

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Sapindus mukorossi, known as soapberry, is a multipurpose woody species with oil-rich kernels and saponin-rich pulp, and its kernel oil and pulp saponins have important applications in oleochemicals, detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and bioenergy.
Xiao Zhou, Changzhu Li, Yunzhu Chen, Yan Yang, Qiang Liu, Wenbin Zeng, Luhong Zhang, Lijuan Jiang, Zhihong Xiao, Yuena Ji, Li Li, Hao Wang, Peiwang Li, Jingzhen Chen   +13 more
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Manipulation of insulin signaling phenocopies evolution of a host-associated polyphenism

Nature Communications, 2018
The red-shouldered soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma, is a potential model system for developmental plasticity. Here, the authors show that the reaction norm for wing polyphenism has evolved in a recently derived ecotype and identify insulin signaling as
Meghan M. Fawcett, Mary C. Parks, Alice E. Tibbetts, Jane S. Swart, Elizabeth M. Richards, Juan Camilo Vanegas, Meredith Cenzer, Laura Crowley, William R. Simmons, Wenzhen Stacey Hou, David R. Angelini   +10 more
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Metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals components regulating triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis of soapberry [PDF]

, 2022
Abstract Soapberry ( Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn.) pericarps are rich in valuable bioactive triterpenoid saponins. However, the saponin content dynamics and the molecular regulatory network of saponin biosynthesis in soapberry pericarps remain largely unclear.
Yuanyuan Xu, Guochun Zhao, Xiangqin Ji, Jiming Liu, Tianyun Zhao, Yuan Gao, Shilun Gao, Yingying Hao, Yuhan Gao, Lixian Wang, Xuehuang Weng, Zhong Chen, Liming Jia   +12 more
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Local species‐specific effect of trees and shrubs on the incidence of the millet head miner, Heliocheilus albipunctella (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 38-48, February 2026.
Abstract Understanding the interactions between crop pests, natural enemies and semi‐natural habitats in agricultural landscapes is crucial for developing ecology‐based pest management in agroecosystems. In the present study, we investigated the local‐scale species‐specific effect of tree and shrub cover and diversity on the incidence and natural pest ...
Ahmadou Sow, Julien Winkelmann, Alexandre Aebi, Thierry Brévault   +3 more
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Eco‐Friendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Sapindus mukorossi Extract With Antibacterial and Photocatalytic Activities

Scientifica, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) offers an eco‐friendly approach for developing multifunctional nanomaterials. In this study, AgNPs were synthesized using Sapindus mukorossi fruit extract as both reducing and stabilizing agents. UV–visible spectroscopy showed a characteristic surface plasmon resonance peak at ∼430 nm, while X‐ray ...
Mohit Chand, Han-Chen Ho, Chia-Jyi Liu, Chih-Wei Chang, Higuchi Kazuki, Jui-Yu Chou, Muhammad Iqhrammullah   +6 more
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Harbingers of change: Towards a mechanistic understanding of anticipatory plasticity in animal systems

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 11, Page 2999-3020, November 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Phenotypic plasticity is a strategy by which animals alter behaviour, morphology and/or physiology in response to cues of current conditions to cope with environmental heterogeneity.
Lauren Petrullo, Natalie J. Morris, Chloé Tharin, Ben Dantzer   +3 more
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What do we know about insect responses to global change? A review of meta‐analyses on global change drivers

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 6, Page 900-916, November 2025.
We reviewed 75 meta‐analyses examining the effects of global change stressors on insects. We found that most global change stressors harm insects, with pesticides having the highest proportion of negative effects. Global change more frequently caused harm to higher trophic levels and beneficial insects, whereas herbivores were less often harmed.
Mayra C. Vidal, Mariana Abarca, Kristi Backe, Anne E. Curé, Deborah L. Finke, Amanda M. Koltz, Alycia C. R. Lackey, J. Christina Mitchell, Rebecca M. Prather, Ellen A. R. Welti, Gina M. Wimp, Shannon M. Murphy   +11 more
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Dormancy breakage and germination in Sapindus saponaria L. seeds as a function of temperature and germination substrate

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2019
The objective of this study was to evaluate different pre-germination treatments, histochemical characteristics and physiological performance of Sapindus saponaria L. seeds as a function of temperature and the germination substrate. The S.
Ana Lúcia Cabral, Juliana de Fátima Sales, Karine Feliciano Barbosa, Arthur Almeida Rodrigues, Jacson Zuchi, Jennifer Maiara Domingues Silva, Sebastião Carvalho Vasconcelos Filho   +6 more
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The soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma (Insecta, Hemiptera, Rhopalidae): First Asian record, with a review of bionomics

ZooKeys, 2013
The soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1847) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhopalidae: Serinethinae), a species native in tropical and subtropical regions of the New World and accidentally introduced to Hawaii, is reported for ...
Jing-Fu Tsai, Yi-Xuan Hsieh, Dávid Rédei   +2 more
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