Maintenance behaviors are active behaviors that typically function to maintain the physiological stasis, comfort, and appearance of the mouse.

Behaviors

Maintenance behaviors are a top-level classification, which include:

1. Drinking
2. Feeding
3. Grooming
4. Nesting Behavior

Classification

General Activity

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.

Variants

None