Uncovering additional clues to galaxy evolution. I. Dwarf irregular galaxies in the field

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 1 1765, 2003, Pages 146-165

  Lee, Henry ^a,b   McCall, Marshall L ^b,c   Kingsburgh, Robin L ^b   Ross, Robert ^b   Stevenson, Chris C ^b,c,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: dwarf; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: irregular

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012676335     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345384     Document Type: Article

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