Capture–recapture methods estimate the size of a population by repeatedly sampling individuals, marking or identifying them, and examining the overlap among capture occasions. Originally developed in ...

1. Context -- 2. The models : 2.1 The Petersen estimate ; 2.2 Capture-recapture assumptions ; 2.3 Notation ; 2.4 Weighted mean ; 2.5 Jackson's positive method ; 2.6 The triple catch method ; 2.7 ...