Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?
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"Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?" is a classic 1959 essay by ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson that explores the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying the great diversity of animal species.
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| Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T843224 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? Context triple: [G. Evelyn Hutchinson, notableWork, Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?]
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The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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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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C.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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D.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a critically acclaimed 2005 studio album by Paul McCartney that showcases a more introspective, stripped-down songwriting and production style.
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E.
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? Target entity description: "Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?" is a classic 1959 essay by ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson that explores the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying the great diversity of animal species.
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A.
The Life of Mammals
The Life of Mammals is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the evolution, diversity, and behavior of mammal species around the world.
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B.
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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C.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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D.
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is a critically acclaimed 2005 studio album by Paul McCartney that showcases a more introspective, stripped-down songwriting and production style.
-
E.
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ecology paper
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scientific essay ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion | Why are there so many kinds of animals? ⓘ |
| author | G. Evelyn Hutchinson ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Rosalia ⓘ |
| discusses |
coexistence of competing species
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mathematical approaches to ecological problems ⓘ role of environmental heterogeneity in diversity ⓘ |
| explores |
ecological mechanisms underlying species diversity
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evolutionary mechanisms underlying species diversity ⓘ |
| field |
ecology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | animal species diversity ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | ecologist ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
shaped later research on species coexistence
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widely cited in ecological literature ⓘ |
| influencedField |
community ecology
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theoretical ecology ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic work in ecology
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foundational paper on species diversity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ecological niches
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mechanisms of biodiversity ⓘ species diversity ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
limiting similarity
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niche theory ⓘ resource partitioning ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? Description of subject: "Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?" is a classic 1959 essay by ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson that explores the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying the great diversity of animal species.
Referenced by (1)
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G. Evelyn Hutchinson
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notableWork
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Homage to Santa Rosalia, or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals?
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