Simulates capture count data under the assumptions of the Equal Capture Model (ECM), where all individuals are assumed to have an equal probability of being captured
Usage
simEcm(n, s)
Arguments
n
Number of individuals in the population
s
Total number of samples collected
Value
A two-column data frame with the first column specifiying the capture class (i.e. individuals caught i times) and the second column specifying the number of individuals in each class.The data frame can be used as the data argument for any of the model-fitting functions implemented in capwire
References
Miller C. R., P. Joyce and L.P. Waits. 2005. A new method for estimating the size of small populations from genetic mark-recapture data. Molecular Ecology 14:1991-2005.
Pennell M.W., C.R. Stansbury, L.P. Waits and C.R. Miller. submitted. capwire: A R Package for Estimating Population Census Size from Non-Invasive Genetic Sampling