Measuring the population density of chipmunks in urban park

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1. You are measuring the population density of chipmunks in an urban park. You capture 50 chipmunks and mark each one with a small dot of non-toxic red paint on their backs and then release them. Later, you capture another 50 chipmunks, 10 of which are marked with the red paint. What is the estimate for the number of chipmunks in this area?

2. The mark-release-recapture method relies on several assumptions - what do you think these might be?

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