Detailed Record for Elanus caerulens

Common Name: Black-winged kite

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Falconiformes / Family Accipitridae / Genus Elanus

C-value (pg): 1.55

Chromosome Number (2n): 68

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Bed'Hom, B., P. Coullin, Z. Guillier-Gencik, S. Moulin, A. Bernheim, and V. Volobouev (2003). Characterization of the atypical karyotype of the black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae) by means of classical and molecular cytogenetic techniques. Chromosome Research 11: 335-343.

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