Astrocladistics: A phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution I. Character evolutions and galaxy histories

Journal of Classification

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-56

  Fraix Burnet, Didier ^a   Choler, Philippe ^b   Douzery, Emmanuel J P ^c   Verhamme, Anne ^a,d  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Methods: numerical

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746218132     PISSN: 01764268     EISSN: 14321343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00357-006-0003-5     Document Type: Article

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