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J. Kamau

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A. J. Lea· 3 shared B. Muhoya· 2 shared C. Miano· 2 shared D. Martins· 2 shared F. Lotukoi· 2 shared J. F. Ayroles· 2 shared J. Kahumbu· 2 shared J. Peng· 2 shared

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Sex differences in immune function and disease risk are not easily explained by an evolutionary mismatch

A. M. Arner, B. Muhoya, M. S. Rozado, M. R. Gurven, J. Kahumbu, J. Kamau, P. Kinyua, F. Lotukoi, D. J. Martins, C. Miano, M. J. Montague, S. Njeru, J. Peng, P. Straub, M. M. Watowich, , A. J. Lea

This study examines sex differences in immune function and disease risk across populations, finding no consistent support for the evolutionary mismatch hypothesis.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya

A. J. Lea, I. V. Caldas, K. M. Garske, J. Echwa, M. Gurven, C. Handley, J. Kahumbu, J. Kamau, P. Kinyua, F. Lotukoi, A. Lopurudoi, S. Lowasa, R. Mallarino, D. Martins, P. W. Messer, , J. F. Ayroles

The paper identifies genetic regions associated with adaptation to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana people using genome sequencing.

bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Urbanization and market-integration have strong, non-linear effects on metabolic health in the Turkana

A. J. Lea, D. Martins, J. Kamau, M. Gurven, J. Ayroles

The paper examines how urbanization and market integration affect metabolic health in the Turkana, finding non-linear health declines with increasing urbanicity and early life exposure to urban environments.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology