Here’s a new preprint w Zack Dunivin: Dynamics of covert signaling: Modeling the emergence and extinction of identity signals.
We use theoretical modeling to explore the dynamics of identity signals when their use is penalized by a hostile outgroup.
Depending on the benefits of coordination and expected costs of discovery by outgroups individuals, we should expect a wide range of dynamics for the emergence and persistence of identity signals.
Feedback much appreciated.