Inactive in Nest

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Overview and Meaning

Inactive in Nest is an inactive behavior that occurs within the nest.

Description

The animal is in the nest but cannot clearly be seen due to camera angles. No movement within the nest can be detected and it is assumed that the animal is sleeping. This behavior is distinguished from other behaviors within the nest because no movement within or of the nest itself is observed.

Classification

Inactive Behaviors

Contexts

Inactive behaviors are typically an individual behavior, representing rest or vigilance. However the variant group sleeping can also be considered as an affiliative interaction in assays of social behavior.

Variants

Inactive in nest is a variant of inactive behavior.

Inactive in nest is a variant of

Inactive Behaviors

Inactive behaviors include:

  1. Sleep
  2. Still and Alert

Inactive behaviors are a top-level classification. The categories of the Mouse Ethogram are:

  1. Active Behaviors
  2. Inactive Behaviors
  3. Unknown Behaviors
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