Detailed Record for Locusta migratoria

Common Name: Migratory locust

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Orthoptera / Family Acrididae / Genus Locusta

C-value (pg): 5.47

Chromosome Number (2n): 24

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Rees, H., D.D. Shaw, and P. Wilkinson (1978). Nuclear DNA variation among acridid grasshoppers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 202: 517-525.

Other records available for this species:

Locusta migratoria = 5.28 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.09 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.27 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.35 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.44 (pg)

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