Also in active behaviors:
Overview and Meaning
Maintenance behaviors are active behaviors that typically function to maintain the physiological stasis, comfort, and appearance of the mouse.
Behaviors
Classification
Contexts
Generally speaking these behaviors occur after a mouse wakes up, and before it goes to sleep, so that a typical activity cycle takes the form: inactive - maintenance - general activity - maintenance - inactive. Individual behaviors may have more distinct circadian patterns. For instance nesting behavior occurs predominantly in the early morning; while grooming occurs sporadically during periods of activity and becomes more intense after feeding.
Stanford Department of Comparative Medicine presents
A Comprehensive Ethogram of the Laboratory Mouse
