No hay mucha investigación biológica sobre la coloración de las jirafas, lo que sabemos hasta ahora sobre el patrón de coloración de las jirafas.
Este es un buen tema para reunir toda la información pues son animales divertidos, llamativos y carismáticos, por su cuello largo, sus lindas manchas y son pocas solo cuatro especies de jirafas!!!
- El patrón de manchas es única para cada organismo
- El tipo de manchas permite identificar la especie
- Las manchas se heredan de la madre
Bibliografía
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