Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Tan Riffleshell.

Description

Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Tan Riffleshell.

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

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.

Topic(s)

• Population Size
• Abundance
• Mark-Recapture
• Capture-Recapture
• Schnabel
• Schumacher-Eschmeyer

Source

From Table 1-2 of Rogers, S.O. 1999. Population biology of the tan fiffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri) and the effects of substratum and light on juvenile mussel propagation. Virginia Tech M.S. Thesis.

Examples

data(Riffleshell)
str(Riffleshell)
head(Riffleshell)