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Population Size and Density
Mark and recapture is used to measure the population size of mobile animals.
With the mark and recapture method, researchers capture animals and mark them with tags, bands, paint, body markings or some other sign.
Source
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"OpenStax College, Population Demography. October 17, 2013."
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