The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior

Chapter 3

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BEHAVIOR: DANCE MOVEMENTS

Dancing--Restlessness and excitability--Significance of restlessness-- Forms of dance: whirling, circling, and figure-eights--Direction of whirling and circling: right whirlers, left whirlers, and mixed whirlers-- Sex differences in dancing--Time and periodicity of dancing--Influence of light on activity--Necessity for prolonged observation of behavior.