Star-forming complexes in a sample of spiral and irregular galaxies

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 764-777

  Elmegreen, Debra Meloy ^a   Salzer, John J ^b  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: irregular; Galaxies: spiral; H II regions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000457952     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300739     Document Type: Article

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