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. 2012 Oct;343(1):214–224. doi: 10.1124/jpet.112.196295

TABLE 1.

Behavioral categories adapted from Platt et al. (2000)

Behavioral Categories Description
Environment-directed:
Locomotion Two or more directed steps in the horizontal or vertical plane
Object exploration Tactile or oral manipulation of features of the observational arena
Foraging Sweeping and/or picking through wood-chip substrate
Self-directed:
Self-grooming Picking, scraping, spreading, or licking of fur
Scratching Rapid movement of digits through fur in a rhythmic motion
Visual scanning Directed eye and/or head movements, usually from a sitting position.
Vocalization Any utterance including chirps, twitters, peeps, etc.
Resting posture Species-typical posture associated with sleep: eyes closed, crouched on hind legs, hunched back, tail wrapped around upper body
Static posture procumbent posture Maintenance of a rigid, atypical posture. Lying on cage floor or perch; loose-limbed