Detailed Record for Pelecanus occidentalis
Common Name: Brown pelican
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Pelicaniformes / Family Pelecanidae / Genus Pelecanus
C-value (pg): 1.40
Chromosome Number (2n): 66.00-68.00
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:
Pelecanus occidentalis = 1.38 (pg)Outlinks:
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