Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 Yerkes, Robert Mearns 1876 1956 The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Michael Oltz, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior" by Robert Mearns Yerkes is a scientific publication written during the early 20th century. The work delves into the unique behavioral characteristics of the dancing mouse, particularly its curious movements and responses that intrigue both biologists and pet enthusiasts. The author explores the origins, physiology, and behavioral patterns of this fascinating species while addressing broader themes in animal behavior and psychology. The opening of the study introduces the dancing mouse and describes how the author’s interest was piqued through observing a pair of these creatures at the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. Yerkes recounts initial observations that sparked a thorough investigation into the mice's unique behaviors, which led to questions about their senses, learning capabilities, adaptation to environments, and the methodologies for studying such behaviors. He highlights the lack of comprehensive literature on the dancing mouse, thus motivating his work as a contribution to biological understanding and comparative psychology. This segment effectively sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the dancing mouse's characteristics, domestic care, and behavior, making it a crucial starting point for anyone interested in animal studies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animal behavior Dancing mice QL Text Biology Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 602680 602542 2024-10-04T08:36:15.999738 2023-10-04T08:02:24.659704 text/html text/html 602673 602535 2024-10-04T08:36:16.435998 2023-10-04T08:02:24.868723 text/html text/html 288247 2024-10-04T08:36:27.905694 application/epub+zip 293603 2024-10-04T08:36:20.772729 application/epub+zip 264677 2024-10-04T08:36:19.091743 application/epub+zip 569433 2024-10-04T08:36:33.111682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521514 2024-10-04T08:36:26.405689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447907 2022-09-04T11:46:17.262317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552527 552440 2024-10-04T08:36:15.469765 2023-10-04T08:02:24.242746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 547494 2021-01-02T09:49:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174561 2021-01-02T09:49:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19315 2024-10-04T08:36:33.247657 application/rdf+xml 18025 2024-10-04T08:36:19.668734 image/jpeg 4036 2024-10-04T08:36:19.386720 image/jpeg 279780 2024-10-04T08:36:16.480747 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia