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SPECIES RECORD

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): 1.38

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Not specified

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Wagenmann, M., J.T. Epplen, K. Bachmann, W. Engel, and J. Schmidke (1981). DNA sequence organisation in relation to genome size in birds. Experientia 37: 1274-1276.

Other records available for this species:

Pelecanus occidentalis = 1.40 (pg)

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