Which statement is not an assumption of the mark-recapture method of estimating population size?
A) No individuals are born between the first and second captures.
B) No individuals die between the first and second captures.
C) Individuals do not move into or out of the study site between the first and second captures.
D) All marked individuals must be recaptured as well as additional unmarked individuals for accurate estimates.

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The mark-recapture method does not require that all marked individuals be recaptured; it relies on a proportion of marked to unmarked individuals to estimate population size.

Which Statement Is Not an Assumption of the Mark-Recapture Method