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scroung·er [ˈskraʊnʤəʳ, Am -ɚ] N pej inf

scrounger

Schnorrer(in) m (f) pej inf

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English

If there are many scroungers and few producers, the producers are easily able to find food since there is much less competition. en.wikipedia.org

A bird can be a scrounger. en.wikipedia.org

It has been suggested that individuals that play scrounger could also, by virtue of their head position, be alert for predators and hence contribute to antipredatory vigilance. en.wikipedia.org

Burns encouraged a campaign of propaganda to discredit the principle of labour colonies, which were presented as money-wasting ventures that pampered idlers and scroungers. en.wikipedia.org

The next day, the scrounger will follow the successful bird to the patch. en.wikipedia.org

When individuals are free to choose between producer and scrounger, frequency dependent selection results in a stable mixture of both behaviors where each receives similar payoff. en.wikipedia.org

If the scrounger tactic is compatible with antipredatory vigilance, then an increase in antipredatory vigilance should lead to the detection of more joining opportunities, and hence more joining. en.wikipedia.org

Producers benefit when scroungers are rare. en.wikipedia.org

When the expected stable frequency of the scrounger tactic was altered by changing the availability of seeds, the relative frequency of hopping with the head up changed accordingly. en.wikipedia.org

Producers search for their own food while scroungers take the food others have found. en.wikipedia.org

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