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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Genet. 2015 Jan 21;45(2):215–227. doi: 10.1007/s10519-014-9702-6

Table 1.

Behaviors recorded and behavioral categories analyzed

Category Data Type Behavior(s)
Abnormal Frequency Duration clasp self, feces paint, head toss, pace, pull/eat hair, regurgitate, rock, self aggression, other stereotyped movement, suck self
Activity Frequency changes in position (front sit, front stand, back sit, back stand, other location, shun)
Aggression Frequency Duration aversive to object, brow raise, cage slap, lunge, open mouth threat, stare, teeth grind, yawn
Arousal Frequency muzzle wipe, piloerection, penis erection, urinate/defectate, scratch self, mantle shake
Avert Frequency Duration look intently away from stimulus object (usually upward) with fixed gaze
Front Duration time spent in front of cage (front sit and front stand)
Latency to touch Duration latency to first touch object
Locomotion Duration locomote, including walk, jump, climb
Object contact Frequency Duration bite object, manipulate object, smell object, watch object
Self Frequency Duration groom self, manipulate self, masturbate, scratch self
Slap cage Frequency cage slap
Submissive Frequency Duration ambivalent (displaying submissive and other behavior at same time), avert, clasp self, present, ear flatten, fear grimace, jump back from object, lipsmack, present, scream
Vigilance Frequency Duration intent monitoring area away from cage, stimulus and observer
Watch Observer Frequency Duration watch observer
Yawn Frequency Duration open mouth fully to expose teeth