Fig. 1From: Comparative chromosome maps between the stone curlew and three ciconiiform species (the grey heron, little egret and crested ibis)Metaphases and karyotypes of Burhinus oedicnemus (BOE, 2n = 42), Ardea cinerea (ACI, 2n = 64), Egretta garzetta (EGA, 2n = 64), and Nipponia nippon (NNI, 2n = 68) stained and banded with DAPI. a The metaphase of BOE. b The metaphase of ACI. c The metaphase of EGA. d. The metaphase of NNI. e The karyotype of BOE. f The karyotype of ACI. g The karyotype of EGA. h The karyotype of NNIBack to article page