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Bibliography on Bees and Colony Collapse Disease (CCD) Klaus Ammann, July 26, 2013, from Web of Science, Google Scholar and Other Sources Bibliography on Bees and Colony Collapse Disease (CCD) Klaus Ammann, July 26, 2013, from Web of Science, Google Scholar and other sources Anonymous (2008), USDA awards $4.1 million to study colony collapse disorder, American Bee Journal, 148, 10, pp. 859-859, <Go to ISI>://WOS:000259476700014 Anonymous (2008), EPA buzz kill: Is the agency hiding colony collapse disorder information?, American Bee Journal, 148, 10, pp. 861-862, <Go to ISI>://WOS:000259476700020 Anonymous (2008), Bee researchers unveil tool to chase Colony Collapse Disorder, American Bee Journal, 148, 10, pp. 867-867, <Go to ISI>://WOS:000259476700026 Abbott, V. A., J. L. Nadeau, H. A. Higo and M. L. 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