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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Columba livia

Common Name: Rock pigeon

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Columbiformes / Family Columbidae / Genus Columba

C-value (pg): 1.33

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Venturini, G., R. D'Ambrogi, and E. Capanna (1986). Size and structure of the bird genome. I. DNA content of 48 species of Neognathae.. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 85B: 61-65.

Other records available for this species:

Columba livia = 1.14 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.44 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.46 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.49 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.50 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.59 (pg)
Columba livia = 1.65 (pg)

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