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The major effects of the chemical evolution of galaxies on the characteristics of their stellar populations are reviewed. A few examples of how the observed stellar properties derived from colour-magnitude diagrams can constrain chemical evolution models are given.
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Tosi, M. (2001). The Impact of Chemical Evolution on the Observable Properties of Stellar Populations. In: Vílchez, J.M., Stasińska, G., Pérez, E. (eds) The Evolution of Galaxies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3313-7_54
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