When marking an animal for the mark/recapture technique, what can a scientist do to ensure the mark does not lower the organism's chance of survival, and thus throw off the population estimate?

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Gemma Collins

Biology

12 June, 03:37

When marking an animal for the mark/recapture technique, what can a scientist do to ensure the mark does not lower the organism's chance of survival, and thus throw off the population estimate?

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Adriana Esparza · Answer 1

You should make it unobtrusive to avoid it attracting attention or hindering it in any way. What you can do is shave a small patch of fur from underneath the animal, and this couldn't be noticed by predators from sides but could easily be noticed by a scientist that captures it.