
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Madge, PE 
T1  - The ecology of Oncopera Fasciculata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) in South Australia.  1. Field observations on the nubers of O. Fasciculata and the factors influencing birth rate and death rate.
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1956
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 315
EP  - 326
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9560315 
N2  - During some years the underground grass caterpillar, Oncopera fasciculata (Walker), appears in large numbers and causes severe damage to improved pastures in the lower south-east of South Australia and the Central and Western Districts of Victoria. The present paper, which is the first of several, includes a description of the area of study and an account of field observations on the components of the environment that may influence the survivaI rate of the species. 
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