Figure 1From: Absorbing phenomena and escaping time for Muller's ratchet in adaptive landscapeRelation of fixed points and parameters for the system in all regimes. The regime represented by III i) with parameters regions σ ∊ (σ1, σ2) and μ∈ ( 2 / ( 2 N - 1 + 2 N ( N - 1 ) ) , 1 ) has two imaginary fixed points. The red curve denoted by II) with parameters satisfying σ = σ 2 and μ∈ ( 2 / ( 2 N - 1 + 2 N ( N - 1 ) ) ,1) has two equivalent fixed points. The three cases of II) occur in the intervals. The regimes denoted by I) with parameters satisfying σ ∊ (σ2,σ5) and μ∈ ( 2 / ( 2 N - 1 + 2 N ( N - 1 ) ) , ( 2 N - 1 ) / 4 N ( N - 1 ) ) ; satisfying σ ∊ (σ2, σ5) and μ ∊ ((2N - 1)/4N(N - 1), 1); satisfying σ ∊ (σ 1,σ5) and μ ∊ (0,1/(2N - 1)); satisfying σ ∊ (σ 1,σ 5 ) and μ∈ ( 1 / ( 2 N - 1 ) , 2 / ( 2 N - 1 + 2 N ( N - 1 ) ) ) have two real fixed points. The five cases of I) occur in the regions.Back to article page