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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Agelaius phoeniceus

Common Name: Red-winged blackbird

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Passeriformes / Family Icteridae / Genus Agelaius

C-value (pg): 1.30

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Andrews, C.B., S.A. Mackenzie, and T.R. Gregory (2009). Genome size and wing parameters in passerine birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 276: 55-61.

Other records available for this species:

Agelaius phoeniceus = 1.33 (pg)

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