Vote for Anton's Panda Acoustic Research
Anton Baotic from Vienna, Austria investigated the acoustic communication in newborn giant pandas in Bifengxia. Now he is looking for more funding for his my PhD acoustic comparative studies on different mammalian non-human species. You can help him by voting for him on the stipendium.de website.
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I’ve been always fascinated by acoustic communication in animals. However, animal vocalization is not directly comparable with human speech. At this, bioacoustics becomes an outstanding research discipline for young scientists like me, to gain knowledge and understanding of acoustic communication in animals in order to contribute to nature and wildlife conservation.
The giant panda is threatened by poaching, fragmentation and habitat loss, and is classified as an endangered species by the IUCN Red list. For this reason, breeding programs and research are indispensable to secure the long-term survival of this species.
In the course of my master thesis I investigated the acoustic communication in newborn giant pandas at the Bifengxia breeding and research centre in Sichuan, China (GPS: 30°4’20.63‘‘N, 102°59’25.67‘‘E). This study gives first insights into the vocal repertoire, ontogeny and function in infant giant pandas. However, many questions still need answers, e.g. auditory developmental processes.
For my PhD studies I would be glad to conduct acoustic comparative studies on different mammalian non-human species. Unfortunately, research and high quality equipment in bioacoustics is costly. Therefore, I would like to take the opportunity provided by the Absolventa-stipend to get some financial relief.
I would be happy for every vote I can get!Thank you!
Anton Baotic
