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I present selected results from a wide-field CCD survey of the GC systems of giant galaxies, including showing how measurements of the specific frequency of metal-poor GCs can constrain the redshift of their formation.
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Rhode, K.L. (2009). A Wide-Field Survey of the Globular Cluster Systems of Giant Galaxies. In: Richtler, T., Larsen, S. (eds) Globular Clusters - Guides to Galaxies. Eso Astrophysics Symposia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76961-3_82
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