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The distribution of the spectral types of the WR stars in our galaxy is different at different distances from the galactic center. This distribution is also different in all three galaxies, in our, in the LMC and in the SMC. These results have been interpreted as due to the dependence of the mass loss rate from the original chemical abundace which is known to be different in these objects.
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Bisiacchi, G.F., Firmani, C. (1981). The Fraction of O-Type Supergiants in our Galaxy in the LMC and in the SMC: An Evidence of the Correlation between Mass Loss Rate and Chemical Abundance. In: Chiosi, C., Stalio, R. (eds) Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8500-1_34
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