Peter J. B. Slater
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Peter J. B. Slater is a British zoologist and ethologist known for his influential research on animal behavior, particularly bird song and communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter J. B. Slater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6683372 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter J. B. Slater Context triple: [Peter R. Grant, hasAcademicAdvisor, Peter J. B. Slater]
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A.
Douglas Slocombe
Douglas Slocombe was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his work on numerous classic films, including major entries in the Indiana Jones series.
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B.
Peter S. Elliot
Peter S. Elliot is a film editor known for his work on feature films, including the ensemble romantic comedy "Think Like a Man."
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C.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
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D.
Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne is an American film producer best known for his work on large-scale, critically acclaimed epics such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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E.
David Slack
David Slack is a television writer and producer best known for his work on animated and genre series, including serving as a key writer on the superhero show Teen Titans.
- 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: Peter J. B. Slater Target entity description: Peter J. B. Slater is a British zoologist and ethologist known for his influential research on animal behavior, particularly bird song and communication.
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A.
Douglas Slocombe
Douglas Slocombe was a renowned British cinematographer celebrated for his work on numerous classic films, including major entries in the Indiana Jones series.
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B.
Peter S. Elliot
Peter S. Elliot is a film editor known for his work on feature films, including the ensemble romantic comedy "Think Like a Man."
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C.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
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D.
Barrie M. Osborne
Barrie M. Osborne is an American film producer best known for his work on large-scale, critically acclaimed epics such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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E.
David Slack
David Slack is a television writer and producer best known for his work on animated and genre series, including serving as a key writer on the superhero show Teen Titans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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zoologist ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Charles T. Snowdon
NERFINISHED
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Jay S. Rosenblatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesley J. Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart R. Hamblin NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim R. Halliday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal behaviour
ⓘ
bioacoustics ⓘ ethology ⓘ ornithology ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
ethology
ⓘ
zoology ⓘ |
| hasRole | president of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForm |
Peter J.B. Slater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
research on animal communication
ⓘ
research on bird song ⓘ studies of animal behaviour ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal behaviour
ⓘ
bird song ⓘ ethology ⓘ |
| memberOf | Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | ASAB Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Susan D. Healy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Introduction to Ethology
NERFINISHED
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Bird Song: Biological Themes and Variations NERFINISHED ⓘ Essentials of Animal Behaviour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethologist
ⓘ
zoologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews
ⓘ
professor of natural history ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
communication in animals
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development of bird song ⓘ vocal learning in birds ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter J. B. Slater Description of subject: Peter J. B. Slater is a British zoologist and ethologist known for his influential research on animal behavior, particularly bird song and communication.
Referenced by (1)
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