Mercy Y. Akinyi

Role of grooming in reducing tick load in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

Mercy Y. Akinyi, Jenny Tung, Maamun Jeneby et al. · Animal Behaviour · 2013 · 192 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +11

High social status males experience accelerated epigenetic aging in wild baboons

Jordan A. Anderson, Rachel A. Johnston, Amanda J. Lea et al. · eLife · 2021 · 165 citations · Full text

Education, Biology, Genetics +17

Dominance rank-associated gene expression is widespread, sex-specific, and a precursor to high social status in wild male baboons

Amanda J. Lea, Mercy Y. Akinyi, Ruth Nyakundi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 77 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Immunology +17

Allele-specific gene expression in a wild nonhuman primate population

Jenny Tung, Mercy Y. Akinyi, Samson Mutura et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2011 · 58 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +17

Costs and drivers of helminth parasite infection in wild female baboons

Mercy Y. Akinyi, David Jansen, Bobby Habig et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology · 2019 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Zoology +16