Bergstedt et al. (2003) used the Petersen (with the Chapman modification) mark-recapture method to estimate the population size of parasitic Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake Huron. Use their results1 from “Pre” period and the 1991 parasitic feeding year in Table 3 (use the M, C, and R rows) to confirm the population estimate (in the first row of the table) and, hopefully, the confidence interval (in the second and third rows of the table). Show your work and write a formal statement about how your results compare to those in the paper.
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References
Bergstedt, R. A., R. B. McDonald, M. B. Twohey, K. M. Mullett, R. J. Young, and J. W. Heinrich. 2003. Reduction in Sea Lamprey hatching success due to release of sterilized males. Journal of Great Lakes Research 29:435–444.