The Effect of Sonic Boom on the Nesting and Brood Rearing Behavior of the Eastern Wild Turkey

Abstract

Twenty wild turkey hens were captured and equipped with 164 MHz transmitters. The nest sites of eight hens were successfully located by telemetric triangulation and four of these were subjected to both real and simulated sonic booms. Hens with young were also located but were subjected to simulated sonic booms only. Sonic booms did not initiate any abnormal behavior in wild turkeys that would result in decreased productivity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA005986

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  • Dan W. Speake
  • Thomas E. Lynch

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Birds
  • Control Panels
  • Fish
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Pressure Signatures
  • Recording Systems
  • Shock Waves
  • Simulations
  • Sonic Boom
  • Tape Recorders
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Wildlife

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • International Relations and European Studies