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Boomsma, J.J., and F.L.W. Ratnieks. 1996. "Paternity in eusocial Hymenoptera." Phil. Trans. R. Soc. London B Biol. Sci. 351:947-975.
Cole, B.J. 1983. "Multiple mating and the evolution of social behavior in the Hymenoptera." Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 12:191-201.
Crozier, R.H., and P. Pamilo. 1996. Evolution of social insect colonies. Oxford University Press.
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Hölldobler, B., and E.O. Wilson. 1977. "The number of queens: an important trait in ant evolution." Naturwissenschaften 64:8-15.
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Nonacs, P. 1986. "Ant reproductive strategies and sex allocation theory." Q. Rev. Biol. 61:1-21.
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Scherba, G. 1961. "Nest structure and reproduction in the mound-building ant Formica opaciventris Emery in Wyoming." J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 69:71-87.
—. 1963. "Population characteristics among colonies of the ant Formica opaciventris Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 71:219-232.
—. 1964a. "Analysis of inter-nest movement by workers of the ant Formica opaciventris Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Anim. Behav. 12:508-512.
—. 1964b. "Species replacement as a factor affecting distribution of Formica opaciventris Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 72:231-237.
Sharplin, J. 1966. "An annotated list of the Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of central and southern Alberta." Quaest. Entomol. 2:243-252.
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Wheeler, G.C., and J. Wheeler. 1983. "The superstructure of ant nests (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 109:159-177.
—. 1988. "A checklist of the ants of Wyoming (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Insecta Mundi 2:231-239.
Wilson, E.O. 1966. "Behavior of social insects." Pp. 81-96 in Insect Behaviour, edited by P.T. Haskell. Royal Entomological Society.
Wu, J., and H.R. Wong. 1987. "Colonization of lodgepole pine stumps by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Can. Entomol. 119:397-398.
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This list was compiled by first searching Formis 2001 for references with ‘Formica opaciventris’ in any field. The resulting list was edited to remove any entries that were dissertations, specific to pest control, concerned primarily with myrmecophiles or predators, or, generally judged to have marginal relevance to this ant species.
(Allred 1982, Baroni Urbani 1979, Boomsma & Ratnieks 1996, Brian 1983, Cole 1983, Crozier & Pamilo 1996, Gregg 1952, Hölldobler & Bartz 1985, Hölldobler & Wilson 1977, Keller & Reeve 1994, Levings & Traniello 1982 ("1981"), Nonacs 1986, Page 1986, Page & Metcalf 1982, Scherba 1961, 1963, 1964a, b, Sharplin 1966, Trivers & Hare 1976, Wheeler & Wheeler 1983, 1988, Wilson 1966, Wu & Wong 1987, Yensen et al. 1977)