What is an ethogram?
A species ethogram is a complete list of species-specific behaviors, describing the elements and function of each behavior an animal performs. This site catalogs mouse behaviors, with videos, as an informational resource and scientific tool for biomedical researchers and veterinarians who work with mice.
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All behaviors can be accessed through the Ethogram Index page.
This site is divided into three main areas:
Mouse Ethogram
An ethogram is an operationalized list of behaviors, arranged by their adaptive meaning to the animal. Different protocols will be designed to capture different subsets of behaviors in the ethogram.
Methods and Protocols
These pages cover general methods for recording and analyzing home-cage video, and individual protocols to measure particular aspects of behavior.
Background Information
These pages contain background information including links to cited references and details about contributors.
