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Table 4

Normalized, maximum flux distribution of the features involved in the various types of birth and death processes.

Area-ratio criteria

Type of birth 10:1 5:1 3:1 2:1

Appearance 19.1% 25.1% 32% 39.5%
Splitting 41.8% 36% 29.2% 22%
Merging 36.5% 33% 29.1% 23%
Splitting-off 1.6% 5.0% 9.0% 15%
Emerging 1.0% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%

Type of death 10:1 5:1 3:1 2:1

Disappearance 16.2% 20.8% 25.3% 30.9%
Splitting 42.3% 38.4% 32.2% 25%
Merging 34.7% 29.4% 24.6% 19.5%
Merging-into 3.9% 7.8% 13.3% 19%
Cancelling 2.9% 3.6% 4.6% 5.6 %
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%

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