Population
Resource Dynamics
food items per patch
proportion kept by finder
Evolution
Producer-Scrounger Game:
Producers find food but share it; Scroungers exploit discoveries. At equilibrium (ESS), both strategies have equal payoffs.
ESS prediction: p* = F × a / (a - 1)
Producers find food but share it; Scroungers exploit discoveries. At equilibrium (ESS), both strategies have equal payoffs.
ESS prediction: p* = F × a / (a - 1)
Foraging Arena
Producers
Scroungers
Food Patches
Strategy Frequency Over Time
Strategy Payoffs
ESS Convergence
Payoff Difference
Generation
0
Producer %
50%
ESS Prediction
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Producer Payoff
0.00
Scrounger Payoff
0.00
At ESS?
No