The effects of microwave radiation on avian dominance behavior.
Seventeen birds from 12 flocks were exposed to microwave radiation under various combinations of power density and duration; three birds from two additional flocks served as sham-exposed controls. Experiments were conducted outdoors at Manomet, Massachusetts (41 degrees 56'N, 70 degrees 35'W) under normal winter ambient temperatures. Although irradiated birds maintained their positions within a flock hierarchy with one exception, some appeared to have a change in their level of aggression after exposure.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D008872:Microwaves / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012930:Social Dominance; D012993:Solar Energy