With regard to availability of technical books (including biology etc.) check Powell's Books in Portland, OR (http://www.powells.com). They've been on line a long time, have a huge stock, and _do answer questions_, and do order books if they don't have them, and have been shipping books outside the US for many years as a major component of their business. (Not involved in the business, just a long time and satisfied customer.) >"It is the ovarioles which vary from queen to queen, ranging from "260 = >to 373 in one study on 280 queens (Eckert 1934)" (from = >_Queen_Rearing_and_Bee_Breeding_ Laidlaw and Page)." >I saw that book at amazon.com some months ago and it said Not yet = >published.=20 >I checked this morning and it has same status.=20 >Anybody knows if it's available to buy via the Internet?=20 >Horacio Villa >Buenos Aires - Argentina --