Fig. 1. Increased connectivity leads to smaller trait diversity but higher trait proficiency.
(A) Depending on the neighborhood size, ni, a focal individual (red), is connected to 2, 6, or 20 neighbors (blue). (B and C) Average repertoire size and average highest trait proficiency in populations with varying ni. Populations with larger ni (higher degree and shorter path length) have, on average, smaller repertoires and higher trait proficiency. (D to F) Example record of average proficiency of all traits in populations with varying ni. Highly connected populations (F) collectively have fewer traits but are more proficient at them than sparsely connected ones (D).