A. Set up the mark recapture online simulation as seen in the image below.
http://virtualbiologylab.org/NetWebHTML_FilesJan2016/MarkRecaptureModel.html
Do 5 trials each with the distribution set at random, clumped and uniform, filling in the tables
below.
Random distribution
Trial
Marked
Total recaptured
Marked
recaptured
L-P est
1
2
3
4
5
Avg L-P est=
Clumped distribution
Trial
1
2
3
Marked
Total recaptured
Marked
recaptured
L-P est
4
5
Avg L-P est=
Uniform distribution
Trial
Marked
Total recaptured
Marked
recaptured
L-P est
1
2
3
4
5
Avg L-P est=
A. In all trials the number of Voles was 50. Were all the distributions able to correctly estimate the
number of voles? Give a reason why this may be the case.
B. How could the experiment be altered to make it more accurate? Justify your answer