Triple
T4009115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Island Life |
E90599
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entity |
| Predicate | subtitle |
P2765
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
"Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" is the subtitle of Alfred Russel Wallace’s influential 1880 work "Island Life," which analyzes how isolation shapes the evolution and distribution of island plants and animals.
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E406655
|
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: Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras | Statement: [Island Life, subtitle, Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Context triple: [Island Life, subtitle, Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras]
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A.
The Geographical Distribution of Animals
The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.
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B.
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands is a 19th-century natural history work documenting the fauna of Java and surrounding regions, notable for its detailed descriptions and illustrations of many Southeast Asian species.
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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.
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D.
Wallace Line concept in biogeography
The Wallace Line concept in biogeography is a major faunal boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species distributions.
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E.
Systematics and the Origin of Species
Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
- 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: Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Triple: [Island Life, subtitle, Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras]
Generated description
"Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" is the subtitle of Alfred Russel Wallace’s influential 1880 work "Island Life," which analyzes how isolation shapes the evolution and distribution of island plants and animals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Target entity description: "Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" is the subtitle of Alfred Russel Wallace’s influential 1880 work "Island Life," which analyzes how isolation shapes the evolution and distribution of island plants and animals.
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A.
The Geographical Distribution of Animals
The Geographical Distribution of Animals is a foundational 19th-century biogeography work by Alfred Russel Wallace that systematically analyzes how and why animal species are distributed across different regions of the world.
-
B.
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands
Zoological Researches in Java and the Neighbouring Islands is a 19th-century natural history work documenting the fauna of Java and surrounding regions, notable for its detailed descriptions and illustrations of many Southeast Asian species.
-
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.
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D.
Wallace Line concept in biogeography
The Wallace Line concept in biogeography is a major faunal boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species distributions.
-
E.
Systematics and the Origin of Species
Systematics and the Origin of Species is a landmark 1942 book by evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr that helped establish the modern biological species concept and integrated systematics with evolutionary theory.
- 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_69aed95e44088190aff7d90a151b1b20 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefa8579288190940487ad07e38de0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c6ae0ec819099c229a4cfe926f2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54d41fa008190972411203c8a07f2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54de8dc708190b83978b15aed2e13 |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:34 p.m.