Figure 2

Transition probabilities between different levels of diversity. The entry in row i and column j is the transition probability from a stable coexistence of i types to a stable coexistence of j types, numbers are also color coded. The mutation rate is so low that the transitions between different states are caused by the appearance of a single mutation. The higher the number of coexisting types is, the more difficult the state is to be reached. Here we show the transition for up to six co-existing types (θ = 0.5, averages obtained over 500 independent realizations and 20000 mutations per realization).