Understanding dwarf galaxies as galactic building blocks: Discussion

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 651-660

  Tosi, Monica ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dwarf galaxies; Galaxy evolution; Galaxy formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347758351     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024038913272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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