Triple

T31896

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Sociobiology: The New Synthesis	`E636`	entity
Predicate	field	`P3`	FINISHED
Object	behavioral ecology Behavioral ecology is a branch of biology that studies how animal behavior is shaped by ecological pressures and evolutionary processes to maximize survival and reproductive success.	`E2499`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: behavioral ecology | Statement: [Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, field, behavioral ecology]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: behavioral ecology
Context triple: [Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, field, behavioral ecology]

A. sociobiology
Sociobiology is a field of study that examines the biological and evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans.
B. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
C. The Theory of Island Biogeography
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
D. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior is Jane Goodall’s landmark scientific monograph that comprehensively documents the social lives, behaviors, and ecology of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park.
E. Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
The Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology is an academic division of the University of Göttingen specializing in forestry, ecosystem research, and sustainable management of forest resources.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: behavioral ecology
Triple: [Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, field, behavioral ecology]

Generated description

Behavioral ecology is a branch of biology that studies how animal behavior is shaped by ecological pressures and evolutionary processes to maximize survival and reproductive success.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: behavioral ecology
Target entity description: Behavioral ecology is a branch of biology that studies how animal behavior is shaped by ecological pressures and evolutionary processes to maximize survival and reproductive success.

A. sociobiology
Sociobiology is a field of study that examines the biological and evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans.
B. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
C. The Theory of Island Biogeography
The Theory of Island Biogeography is a foundational ecological work that explains how species richness on islands is shaped by the balance between immigration and extinction, profoundly influencing modern conservation biology and biogeography.
D. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior
The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior is Jane Goodall’s landmark scientific monograph that comprehensively documents the social lives, behaviors, and ecology of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park.
E. Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
The Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology is an academic division of the University of Göttingen specializing in forestry, ecosystem research, and sustainable management of forest resources.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69a2479dec388190967ba648663442c9`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a2487838f881908ab8eda6c6ae53e4`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a24e5ec6308190ad27b8b28b3f59d2`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a250c9b7388190a997ec073d9d0500`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a2512bd888819097e930e961f5fffa`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 2:21 a.m.

Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.