Mouse Ethogram Index
This is a comprehensive library of behaviors performed by laboratory mice, describing their characteristics, contexts, and meanings. The Mouse Ethogram is a scientific reference for observing mouse behavior, and more broadly, an informational resource for biomedical researchers and veterinarians who work with mice.
The behaviors in the ethogram are divided into three top-level categories:
Active behaviors fall into three classifications:
General Activity • Maintenance Behaviors • Abnormal Behaviors
General Activity
Exploratory Behaviors
Affiliative Interactions
Agonistic Interactions
Sexual Behaviors
- Sexual Motivation
- Sexual Exploring
- Female Response
- Sexual Pursuing
- Copulatory Mounting
- Copulation
- Post-Copulatory Groom
Maternal Behaviors
Miscellaneous Behaviors
