We review the physical properties of nearby, relatively luminous galaxies, using results from
newly available massive data sets together with more detailed observations. First, we …

We present a new-generation tool to model and interpret spectral energy distributions
(SEDs) of galaxies, which incorporates in a consistent way the production of radiation and its …

We present initial results of an ESO-VLT large programme (AMAZE) aimed at determining
the evolution of the mass-metallicity relation at z> 3 by means of deep near-IR spectroscopy …

The environment is known to affect the formation and evolution of galaxies considerably best
visible through the well-known morphology–density relationship. It is less clear, though …

A numerous population of weak line galaxies (WLGs) is often left out of statistical studies on
emission-line galaxies (ELGs) due to the absence of an adequate classification scheme …

We present intermediate-resolution optical spectrophotometry of 65 galaxies obtained in
support of the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey (SINGS). For each galaxy we obtain …

The classification of galaxies as star forming or active is generally done in the ([O iii]/Hβ,[N
ii]/Hα) plane. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has revealed that, in this plane, the …

We use spatially resolved spectroscopy from the Calar Alto Legacy Integral Field Area
(CALIFA) survey to study the nature of the line emitting gas in galaxies of different Hubble …

This paper, the sixth in the Semi-Empirical Analysis of Galaxies series, studies the evolution
of 82 302 star-forming (SF) galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Star formation …

We introduce versatile spectral analysis (VESPA): a new method which aims to recover
robust star formation and metallicity histories from galactic spectra. VESPA uses the full …