Towards a phylogenetic analysis of galaxy evolution: A case study with the dwarf galaxies of the Local Group

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 455, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 845-851

  Fraix Burnet, D ^a   Choler, P ^b   Douzery, E J P ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: fundamental parameters; Galaxy: evolution

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; HEURISTIC METHODS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

GALAXIES: FORMATION; GALAXIES: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS; GALAXY: EVOLUTION;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33748295885     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20065098     Document Type: Article

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