@article{fdi:010067618,
  title = {{I}s genome size of {L}epidoptera linked to host plant range ?},
  author = {{C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {P}etit, {C}hristophe and {B}urlet, {N}. and {D}upas, {S}t{\'e}phane and {G}laser, {N}icolas and {C}apdevielle {D}ulac, {C}laire and {L}e {R}ü, {B}runo and {J}acquin-{J}oly, {E}. and {K}aiser-{A}rnauld, {L}. and {H}arry, {M}. and {V}ieira, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}enome size varies considerably among organisms, largely as the result of differences in the content of non-coding and/or repetitive {DNA}, such as introns, pseudogenes, or transposable elements, as well as whole-genome duplications. {G}enome size is known to correlate with metabolic rates. {B}ecause polyphagy also affects the metabolism, a correlation between diet specialization and genome size can be expected. {T}o test this hypothesis, a study was undertaken with five closely related species of stem borers which are easy to rear under artificial conditions, namely {B}usseola fusca ({F}uller), {B}usseola segeta ({B}owden), {B}usseola nairobica {L}e {R}u, {S}esamia calamistis {H}ampson, and {S}esamia nonagrioides {L}efebvre (all {L}epidoptera: {N}octuidae). {H}owever, as the number of species was too low for correlating diet with genome size in {L}epidoptera in general, literature data from 16 {L}epidoptera species were used in addition. {T}he results pointed to a relationship between genome size and the insect's host plant range in {L}epidoptera, but below the family level only, with larger genomes in polyphagous compared to specialist species. {I}n addition, the genome size appeared to be influenced not only by host plant range but also by environmental/climatic conditions. {S}tudies to test this hypothesis should be done strictly below the family level.},
  keywords = {foliar feeders ; stem borers ; {B}usseola fusca ; {B}usseola nairobica ; {B}usseola segeta ; {S}esamia calamistis ; {S}esamia nonagrioides ; polyphagous species ; specialist species ; {N}octuidae ; {KENYA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}ntomologia {E}xperimentalis et {A}pplicata},
  volume = {159},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {354--361},
  ISSN = {0013-8703},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1111/eea.12446},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067618},
}