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		| Paper: | The Pedigrees of DOGs (Dust-Obscured Galaxies) |  
		| Volume: | 408, The Starburst−AGN Connection |  
		| Page: | 411 |  
		| Authors: | Dey, A.; the NDWFS/MIPS Collaboration |  
		| Abstract: | A simple mid-infrared to optical color criterion of R − [24] ≥ 14 results in a robust selection of approximately half of the z ~ 2 ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) population. These ‘Dust-Obscured Galaxies’, or DOGs, have various properties that suggest that they are good candidates for systems in a transition phase between gas-rich mergers and QSOs. |  
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