noun
mark-and-recapture method
A biological field technique used to estimate animal population sizes by capturing, marking, releasing, and later recapturing individuals.
標識再捕法は、野生動物の個体数を推定するためによく使われる。
The mark-and-recapture method is often used to estimate the population size of wild animals.
Compound of 標識 (mark, sign), 再捕 (recapture), and 法 (method).