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State the assumptions of capture recapture method of population size estimation

State the assumptions of capture recapture method of population size estimation.

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Masinde
1. Individuals with marks have the same probability of survival as other members of the
population.
2. Births and deaths do not occur between the time of release and the time of recapture.
3. No immigration nor emigration between the time of release and the time of recapture.
4. Marked individuals mix randomly with the population at large.
5. Marked animals are neither easier, nor harder, to capture a second time.
6. Marks do not come off of the marked organisms.

Mr Masinde answered the question on May 19, 2018 at 13:44

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