Agroup of students uses a pitfall trap for capture and release of rare stag beetles. which of
these situations would not cause an error in estimating the population size?
• o a. the stag beetles were infected with a fungal pathogen and a large number died
between weeks one and two.
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o b. the stag beetles are evenly distributed throughout the forest.
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c. the stag beetles could not disperse widely in the week between samples.
• o d. stag beetles have a larval stage in their life cycle, which was not caught by the pitfall
traps.