In Wildlife Management, the Capture-Mark-Recapture Technique Is Used to Estimate

question 105

Multiple Choice

In wildlife management, the capture-mark-recapture technique is used to estimate the populations of fish or birds in an area or to measure the infestation of insects such as Japanese beetles. Suppose 100 individuals of the species being studied are caught, marked, and released, and one week later 100 more are caught. To estimate the total number of individuals, the following relationship is used: ​ ​
Suppose that 1000 beetles are captured, marked, and released. Suppose further that in the second capture of 1000 it is found that 61 are marked. What is the population estimate?
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• A) 61,000
• B) 269
• C) 61
• D) 16,393
• E) 3,721

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