Category
Maintenance Behavior
Mouse Ethogram: Self-Grooming Behavior
November 16, 2019
Definition Self-grooming, also known as autogrooming, refers to any grooming behavior that a mouse performs on itself. When self-grooming, a mouse is cleaning…
Mouse Ethogram: Cephalocaudal Grooming
November 16, 2019
Definition Cephalocaudal grooming refers to a specific type of grooming process that the mouse exerts on its whole body (which systematically begins at the…
Mouse Ethogram: Barbering Behavior
November 16, 2019
Definition Barbering, often referred to as the Dalila effect, is a grooming behavior displayed by a mouse on itself or other cagemates which involves the…
Mouse Ethogram: Allogrooming Behavior
November 16, 2019
Definition Allo in Greek means "other". Allogrooming is a behavior which refers to one mouse grooming another mouse. Allogrooming has wide applications and is…
Drinking Behavior
August 8, 2019
Table of Contents Definition Description Behavioral Sequence Function of Drinking Behavior Application of Drinking Behavior Research Techniques Behavioral…
Grooming Behaviors
August 3, 2019
Definition Grooming refers to the cleaning that a mouse does on its (or another mouse’s) fur and body. Grooming behaviors are typically classified as…
Mouse Behavior: Dig
August 1, 2019
Definition Digging involves the removal or scraping of material from a certain spot by the fast, coordinated alternation of the paws. Overview Digging is a…
Nesting Behaviors
August 1, 2019
Definition Nesting behaviors refer to a mouse creating or building a nest for itself or its offspring. Overview/Description Nesting behaviors occur when a…
Non-Maternal Nesting
July 8, 2019
Definition Non-maternal nesting is a nesting behavior carried out by a mouse when it builds its nest out of nesting materials. Nesting is a complicated…
Maternal Nesting
July 7, 2019
Definition Maternal nesting is the behavior that mother mice carry out when creating a shelter to protect their soon-to-be newborns. In contrast to…