Material and genetic benefits of female multiple mating and polyandry

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Sociosexuality from Argentina to Zimbabwe: A 48-nation study of sex, culture, and strategies of human mating (2005, background): “A woman who engages in multiple mating can also obtain immediate resources, secure a child if her current long-term mate is infertile, and gain access to high-quality genes by shortterm mating with a man who is not her husband (Fedorka & Mousseau 2002; Greiling & Buss 2000; Smith 1984).”
Selected polyandry: female choice and inter-sexual conflict in a small nocturnal solitary primate (Microcebus murinus) (2004, background): “Especially in species with more than one pup per litter, females should choose multiple high-quality mates to increase genetic diversity among offspring (Berteaux et al. 1999; Jennions and Petrie 2000; Fedorkaf and Mousseau 2002).”
Genetic quality and sexual selection: an integrated framework for good genes and compatible genes (2004, background): “In addition, Freeman-Gallant et al. (2003) found that female yearling Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) avoided pairing with MHC-similar males and females paired to MHC-similar males were more likely to seek extrapair matings than females paired to MHC-dissimilar males.”