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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.POSSIBLE MECHANISMS

2.1.Local Mechanisms

2.2.Global Mechanisms

3.THE MORPHOLOGY-DENSITY RELATION

3.1.The Morphology of Galaxies in Clusters

3.2.The Morphology of Galaxies in Compact Groups

3.3.Is the Fundamental Correlation with Local or Global Conditions?

4.THE SIZE OF GALAXIES IN CLUSTERS

4.1.The Size of D and cD Galaxies

4.2.Evidence for Tidal Stripping in Clusters

4.3.Evidence for Tidal Stripping in Compact Groups

5.THE DISTRIBUTION OF MASS FOR GALAXIES IN CLUSTERS

5.1.Velocity Dispersions for Elliptical Galaxies in Clusters

5.2.Rotation Curves for Spiral Galaxies in Clusters

5.3.Rotation Curves for Spiral Galaxies in Compact Groups

6.SUMMARY

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