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I investigated the effect of nest association on the reproductive success of both hosts and associates in order to characterize the relationship.","In my study, associates were found to benefit, in terms of reproductive success, from the parental care of hosts, and not from the physical characteristics of host nests. Hosts also benefitted from the relationship. Hosts that spawned with associates had higher reproductive success than those that did not. Mechanisms responsible for the increased reproductive success of hosts include selfish herd or dilution effects, or perhaps female choice.","Since both associates and hosts benefit from nest association, the relationship can be characterized as mutualistic, at least in some systems. Since evidence from other studies suggests that the nest association does not benefit hosts, it will be necessary to study numerous systems before the nature of the strategy is fully understood.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:33:45Z (GMT). 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