Other ethogram categories:
Active behaviors fall under three classifications:
General Activity
Typical goal-oriented behavior sequences
Maintenance Behaviors
Sustenance, homeostasis, and hygiene
Abnormal Behaviors
Functionless or detrimental behaviors
Overview and Meaning
Active behaviors involve the presence of movement. More broadly speaking, mouse behavior typically occurs in general cycles where one top-level classification of behavior predominates, as follows:
Behaviors
Active behaviors are a top-level classification of goal-directed behaviors where the animal is moving. Active behaviors are subdivided into the following:
Contexts
Active behavior encompasses all behavioral contexts. The categories within general activity contain groups of behaviors which tend to be performed in a behavior chain and under similar contexts.
General activity, the largest category within active behavior, includes:
Active behaviors include:
Active behaviors are a top-level classification. The categories of the Mouse Ethogram are:
Exploratory Behaviors
Sensing information from surroundings
Sexual Behaviors
Seeking and engaging in copulation
Affiliative Interactions
Forming and maintaining social bonds
Maternal Behaviors
Tending to health and safety of pups
Agonistic Interactions
Competing for dominance or territory
Miscellaneous Behaviors
Occurring under multiple contexts
Stanford Department of Comparative Medicine presents
A Comprehensive Ethogram of the Laboratory Mouse
