Table 2. Diploid number and chromosomal morphology of the nine Columbidae species included in this study.
| Chromosomes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 2n | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Z | W |
| Z. auriculata | 76 | SM | SM | A | SM | SM | T | T | T | T | T | M | - |
| G. montana | 86 | T | T | * | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | M | - |
| G. violacea | 86 | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | T | M | SM |
| L. verreauxi | 78 | SM | SM | A | M | A | A | A | M | T | T | * | SM |
| C. livia | 80 | SM | SM | A | SM | SM | T | T | T | T | T | M | M |
| P. cayennensis | 76 | SM | SM | A | M | A | A | A | T | T | T | M | - |
| C. talpacoti | 76 | SM | SM | A | M | M | T | T | T | T | T | M | - |
| C. passerina | 76 | SM | SM | A | M | M | T | T | T | T | T | M | - |
| C. picui | 76 | SM | T | T | T | T | M | A | T | M | T | T | - |
2n = diploid number, M = metacentric, SM = submetacentric, A = acrocentric, T = telocentric, * = variable morphology.