目前，大熊猫面临两大方面的迫切问题，一方面，由于栖息地的高度破碎以及隔离小种群面临着来自种群自身及环境等随机因素的影响；另一方面，尽管大熊猫圈养种群数量已达到341只，但圈养种群质量有待提高、繁殖力下降等问题。无论是为维持濒危野生动物种群在野外的长期续存而实施的圈养个体的迁地保护，还是着力解决提高圈养种群质量，都需要进一步详细掌握大熊猫有关行为生态学方面的资料。因此，本项目将就圈养大熊猫行为生态方面和种群质量改善等亟待解决的大熊猫声音发育、行为特征及其内分泌变化等问题进行研究。拟在成都大熊猫繁育研究基地选择实验对象，拟开展如下两个方面的研究：1）通过声谱分析、行为特征等分析，揭示大熊猫发育不同年龄的声音发育、表达以及行为特征的耦合效应；2）综合声音、行为和内分泌激素分析，探讨大熊猫繁殖行为特征与激素水平变化的关系。本项目成果将为优化大熊猫繁育饲养管理，及其放归野外提供切实可行的技术支持。

Captive breeding is an important part of ex-situ conservation strategies. Vocalizations are an important method used by animals to communicate. For the giant panda ecology researches, there are rare knowledge about the vocalization development and their behavior features. Of the many problems for captive breeding and reproduction, the low rate of natural breeding was one of biggest ones, although the population of captive has arrived 341 individuals in China. Giant panda calls are often produced alongside increases in marking behavior and hormone changing, and while vocalization behavior, vocalization and hormone monitor have been studied separately, the relationship between these signaling modes remains unknown. Therefore, we will carry out the two sides' studies using captive giant panda in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Firstly, using Infrared equipments, we will collect data for different individuals with respect of their age, gender, kin, and so on. We also will record their behavior to analysis the relationship between vocalization development and behavior features of giant panda. Secondly, we present results from a pilot study using captive giant pandas that focused on the hormone changing responses to acoustic and behavior of giant pandas during reproduction season. This research will add to our growing appreciation of communication in giant pandas, and may have applications for the captive and wild conservation management of this endangered species.