The spatial utilization and activity pattern characteristics of wild animals during reproduction are specific manifestations of long-term adaptation to the environment in which they live, and are among the most important basic issues in animal ecology research. However, few studies have focused on the behavioral strategies adopted by individual animals in spatial use at different spatial and temporal scales. From March 2010 to March 2012, using GPS collars equipped with dual-axis activity sensors, we recorded the activity locations and activity level of a female wild giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) which conceived and gave birth to a cub. We studied the spatial use and activity patterns of the giant panda in different reproductive stages (period after mating and conception, cub-bearing period and breeding period). Results show that, in the breeding period (March 2010 to March 2011), the main utilization space of female giant panda was 2.13km2; during the period after mating and conception (from April to June), the range of activity, average daily movement distance and activity level of the female giant panda increased considerably; around the cub-bearing period (from August to September), the range of activity of the female giant panda was distinctly reduced, and the average daily movement distance and activity intensity were visibly reduced. In winter, the range of activity, average daily movement distance and activity level of the female giant panda gradually increased. In the breeding period (March 2011 to March 2012), the main utilization space of the female giant panda with the cub was 2.31km2, which was slightly higher than that in the period of cub-bearing. The average daily movement distance and activity intensity of the giant panda were lower than that in the spring of the period of cub-bearing, however, the average daily movement distance and activity intensity of giant panda were considerably higher in summer, autumn and winter than that in the same season of the previous year. Results of our study can provide a scientific basis for the formulation of policies on the protection and management of giant pandas and their habitats during the breeding period.

繁殖期间的空间利用与活动模式特征是野生动物长期适应环境的具体表现，研究野生动物繁殖期间行为特征与策略是动物生态学研究中最重要的基础问题之一。2010年3月至2012年3月，我们利用内置记录活动水平传感器的GPS项圈记录了1只受孕、产仔并育幼的野生大熊猫（Ailuropoda melanoleuca）的活动位点和活动水平。研究了该大熊猫各繁殖阶段（交配后期、产仔期和育幼期）的空间利用与活动模式特征。结果表明：在交配后期（2010年春季，即4—6月），雌性大熊猫活动空间范围较大为3.49 km²，其日平均活动距离较大，活动水平也相对较强；在产仔期前后（2010年夏秋季，即7—10月），雌性大熊猫的活动范围明显缩小为0.42 km²，日平均活动距离和活动水平都明显减低；自2010年冬季（2010年11月至2011年3月）开始雌性大熊猫带仔生活，其家域面积逐渐增大，且趋向稳定

（0.84~1.19 km²），日平均活动距离和活动水平都开始逐渐增大。雌性大熊猫在求偶交配、受孕、产仔和育幼过程中的空间利用与活动模式特征反映了大熊猫在繁殖期间的行为策略。本研究结果可为繁殖期间大熊猫及栖息地的保护管理政策制定提供科学依据。