# The connection between galaxy environment and the luminosity function slopes of star-forming regions

@article{Cook2016TheCB,
title={The connection between galaxy environment and the luminosity function slopes of star-forming regions},
author={David O. Cook and Daniel A. Dale and Janice C. Lee and David A. Thilker and Daniela Calzetti and Robert C. Kennicutt},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2016},
volume={462},
pages={3766-3799}
}
• Published 13 July 2016
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