Detailed Record for Phaethornis ruber

Common Name: Reddish hermit

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Apodiformes / Family Trochilidae / Genus Phaethornis

C-value (pg): 0.98

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Gregory, T.R., C.B. Andrews, J.A. McGuire, and C.C. Witt (2009). The smallest avian genomes are found in hummingbirds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 276: 3753-3757.

Other records available for this species:

Phaethornis ruber = 1.13 (pg)

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