ECOLOGY: Mark-release-recapture is a technique used to study motile animal populations. State the formula used to estimate population size using this technique.

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Mark-release-recapture is a technique used to study motile animal populations. State the formula used to estimate population size using this technique.

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The total number of individuals in sample 1 times the total number of individuals in sample 2  divided by the number of marked individuals recaptured.

ECOLOGY

Mark-release-recapture is a technique used to study motile animal populations. State the formula used to estimate population size using this technique.

The total number of individuals in sample 1 times the total number of individuals in sample 2 divided by the number of marked individuals recaptured.

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