Triple

T6683457
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John C. Avise E152041 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species
Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species is a foundational scientific book that synthesizes genetic, geographic, and evolutionary data to explain how species originate and diversify across space and time.
E612058 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: Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species | Statement: [John C. Avise, notableWork, Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species
Context triple: [John C. Avise, notableWork, Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species]
  • A. An Outline of Phanerozoic Biogeography
    An Outline of Phanerozoic Biogeography is a scientific work that surveys the global distribution and evolution of life throughout the Phanerozoic eon, integrating paleontological and geological evidence.
  • B. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • C. Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
    Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
  • D. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • E. Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity
    "Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity" is a comprehensive scientific book that explores lizard biology to illuminate broader principles of ecology, evolution, and biodiversity.
  • 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: Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species
Triple: [John C. Avise, notableWork, Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species]
Generated description
Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species is a foundational scientific book that synthesizes genetic, geographic, and evolutionary data to explain how species originate and diversify across space and time.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species
Target entity description: Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species is a foundational scientific book that synthesizes genetic, geographic, and evolutionary data to explain how species originate and diversify across space and time.
  • A. An Outline of Phanerozoic Biogeography
    An Outline of Phanerozoic Biogeography is a scientific work that surveys the global distribution and evolution of life throughout the Phanerozoic eon, integrating paleontological and geological evidence.
  • B. Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
    Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
  • C. Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
    Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
  • D. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • E. Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity
    "Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity" is a comprehensive scientific book that explores lizard biology to illuminate broader principles of ecology, evolution, and biodiversity.
  • 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_69c687f9977c819097e7f5ada4fe522e completed March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6b122df14819082068af37611b691 completed March 27, 2026, 4:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6f7ae8f388190a3c78c89b7293804 completed March 27, 2026, 9:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6f9f7b4b08190b5c4dab67758af67 completed March 27, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6fac7c0e881909b4c2058beebda9f completed March 27, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:04 p.m.