Detailed Record for Ara militaris
Common Name: Military macaw
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Psittaciformes / Family Psittacidae / Genus Ara
C-value (pg): 1.37
Method: Flow Cytometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Various
References:
Tiersch, T.R. and S.S. Wachtel (1991). On the evolution of genome size of birds. Journal of Heredity 82: 363-368.
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