a(n) is defined as A062828(n)^2 for n >= 1. If we extend the sequence to n=0 and negative n by use of the recurrence that relates a(n) to a(n+12), a(n+8) and a(n+4), we obtain a(0)=0, a(-1)=4 and a(-n) = A176743(n-2)^2 for n >= 2.
Define c(n) = a(n+2) - a(n-2) for c >= 0. Because a(n) is a shuffle of three interleaved 2nd-order polynomials, c(n) is a shuffle of three interleaved 1st-order polynomials: c(n) = 4* A062828(n)*(periodically repeated 1, 8, 1, 1).
The sequence a(n) is case p=0 of the family A062828(n)*A062828(n+p):
