Unknown

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Overview and Meaning

A behavior is defined as unknown when the behavior of the animal cannot be distinguished. Unknown behaviors are included in ethograms to ensure that the ethogram is exhaustive (i.e. that at any time, a behavior can be identified).

    Description

    The animal is outside of the nest, but the behavior being performed cannot be identified, perhaps due to insufficient camera angles or an obstructed view of the animal.

      Classification

      Unknown Behaviors

      Contexts

      None

      Variants

      None

      Unknown is part of

      Unknown Behaviors

      Unknown behaviors include:

      1. Unknown
      2. Unknown in nest

      Unknown 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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