Riffleshell: Summarized multiple mark-recapture data for Tan Riffleshell.

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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 Riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina walkeri) and the effects of substratum and light on juvenile mussel propagation. Virginia Tech M.S. Thesis. CSV file

Examples

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

FSAdata documentation built on Aug. 24, 2023, 5:06 p.m.