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Nowak, M. A., Highfield, R. (2011). SuperCooperators: Why We Need Each Other to Succeed. Simon & Schuster
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Nowak, M. A., Sigmund, K. (2005). Evolution of indirect reciprocity. Nature 437: 1291-1298. DOI: 10.1038/nature04131 PDF
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Nowak, M. A., May, R.M. (2000). Virus Dynamics: Mathematical Principles of Immunology and Virology. Oxford University Press.
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