Riffleshell: Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Tan Riffleshell.
Description
Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Tan Riffleshell.
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 6 observations on the following 4 variables.
t
Sample number
caught
Total number of fish caught in the sample
recaps
Number of previously marked fish in the sample
retmarks
Number of marked fish returned to the population
Topic(s)
Population Size
Abundance
Mark-Recapture
Capture-Recapture
Schnabel
Schumacher-Eschmeyer
Details
The number of mussels caught in multiple samples of Tan Riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri) from Indian Creek, Virginia. The caught fish were examined for previous marks, marked (if previously unmarked), and then returned to the population.