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SPECIES RECORD

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.

Other records available for this species:

Ara militaris = 1.38 (pg)

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