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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Agelaius phoeniceus

Common Name: Red-winged blackbird

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Passeriformes / Family Icteridae / Genus Agelaius

C-value (pg): 1.33

Chromosome Number (2n): 80

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Liver

Standard Species: Mus musculus = 3.30pg, Bufo terrestris = 5.00pg

References:
Bachmann, K., B.A. Harrington, and J.P. Craig (1972). Genome size in birds. Chromosoma 37: 405-416.

Other records available for this species:

Agelaius phoeniceus = 1.30 (pg)

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