Detailed Record for Milvus migrans

Common Name: Black kite

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

C-value (pg): 1.47

Chromosome Number (2n): 66

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

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

References:
De Vita, R., D. Cavallo, P. Eleuteri, and G. Dell'Omo (1994). Evaluation of interspecific DNA content variations and sex identification in Falconiformes and Strigiformes by flow cytometric analysis. Cytometry 16: 346-350.

Other records available for this species:

Milvus migrans = 1.63 (pg)

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