Extrapair paternity, migration, and breeding synchrony in birds

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Extrapair Paternity and Sexual Selection in Socially Monogamous Birds: Are Tropical Birds Different? (2008, background): “…rapidly after settling on the breeding grounds, because this could lead to pairing “mista�es,” with many females paired to low-quality males (Westneat et al�� 1990, Spottiswoode and Møller 2004; Table 2)�� Although this rapid-pair-formation hypothesis has been suggested as an alternative…”
Extrapair paternity and the opportunity for sexual selection in long-distant migratory passerines (2007, methodology): “Rates of EPFs are higher among migrant species than residents ( Spottiswoode and Moller 2004 ).”