Testing of the dwarf galaxy content and the evolutionary status of
  nearby groups of galaxies
  We carried out visual and parametric searches for dwarf galaxies in five
loose groups of galaxies. Follow-up spectroscopy with the HET has shown a 50%
success rate of morphological selection. The evolutionary status of the studied
groups differs: while the NGC 6962 group has a partially relaxed core,
surrounded by an infall region, the NGC 5005/5033 group and the IC 65 group,
which consist only of late-type galaxies, are probably still assembling.
