Publications


Peer-reviewed

15. Osborne, C., Futia, M.H., Connerton, M., Fisk, A., Gorsky, D., Heisey, A., Johnson, T., Lantry, B., and Rinchard, J. In Press. A Comparison of Diet and Egg Thiamine Concentrations Between Four Hatchery-Strains and Two Morphotypes of Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research.

14. Futia, M.H., Galinat, A., Izzo, L.K., Simard, L. and Marsden, J.E. 2026. Multi-species interactions with artificial causeways in a fragmented lake. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 83, 1-19.DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2025-0205

13. Futia, M.H., Binder, T.R., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Adult movements and spatial distribution differ between hatchery- and natural-origin Lake Trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, vnaf030.DOI: 10.1093/tafafs/vnaf030

12. Futia, M.H., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Acoustic telemetry reveals behavioral differences between stocked and wild lake trout Salvelinus namaycush at three life stages. Journal of Fish Biology, 1-15. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70071

11. Futia, M.H., Rinchard, J., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Diet patterns differ between naturally- and hatchery-produced lake trout across life stages. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 102570. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102570

10. Draugelis, L.A., Futia, M.H., Marcy-Quay, B., Limburg, K., and Marsden, J.E. 2025. Tourists or residents? Origins of rainbow smelt morphotypes in Lake Champlain, VT. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 00: 1-9. DOI: 10.1093/tafafs/vnaf011

9. Futia, M.H., Binder, T.R., Henderson, M., and Marsden, J.E. 2024. Modeling regional occupancy of fishes using acoustic telemetry: a model comparison framework applied to lake trout. Animal Biotelemetry 12:25. DOI: 10.1186/s40317-024-00380-3

8. Futia, M.H., Lantry, B.F., Lantry, J.R., Gorsky, D., Johnson, T.B., Fisk, A.T., Colborne, S.F., and Rinchard, J. 2021. Comparisons among three diet analyses demonstrate multiple patterns in the estimated adult diet of a freshwater piscivore, Salvelinus namaycush. Ecological Indicators 127:107728. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107728

7. Marsden, J.E., Blanchfield, P.J., Brooks, J.L., Fernandes, T., Fisk, A.T., Futia, M.H., Hlina, B.L., Ivanova, S.V., Johnson, T.B., Klinard, N.V., Krueger, C.C., Larocque, S.M., Matley, J.K., McMeans, B., O’Connor, L.M., Raby, G.D., and Cooke, S.J. 2021. Using untapped telemetry data to explore the winter biology of freshwater fish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-021-09634-2

6. Ladago, B.J., Futia, M.H., Ardren, W., Honeyfield, D.C., Kelsey, K., Kozel, C., Riley, S.C., Rinchard, J., Tillitt, D.E., Zajicek, J.L., and Marsden, J.E. 2020. Thiamine concentrations of salmonine eggs during 14 years following the invasion of alewife in Lake Champlain. Journal of Great Lakes Research 46: 1340-1348. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2020.06.018

5. Futia, M.H., Connerton, M.C., Weidel, B.W., and Rinchard, J. 2019. Relationships between fatty acid and thiamine concentrations of Lake Ontario Salmonines. Journal of Great Lakes Research. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45(5): 936-950. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2019.08.005

4. Futia, M.H. and Rinchard, J. 2019. Evaluation of adult and offspring thiamine deficiency in salmonine species from Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45: 811-820. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2019.05.010

3. Harder, A.M., Ardren, W., Futia, M.H., Marsden, J.E., Tillitt, D.E., Kraft, C.E., Richter, C.A., Rinchard, J., and Christie, M.R. Thiamine deficiency in fishes: causes, consequences, and potential solutions. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 28: 865-886. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-018-9538-x

2. Welch, D.W., Futia, M.H., Rinchard, J., Teffer, A.K., Miller, K.M., Hinch, S.G., and Honeyfield, D.C. 2018. Thiamine Levels in Muscle and Eggs of Adult Pacific Salmon from the Fraser River, British Columbia. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 30: 191-200. DOI: 10.1002/aah.10024

1. Futia, M.H., Hallenbeck, S., Noyes, A.D., Honeyfield, D.C., Eckerlin, G.E., and Rinchard, J. 2017. Thiamine deficiency and the effectiveness of thiamine treatments through broodstock injections and egg immersion on Lake Ontario steelhead trout. Journal of Great Lakes Research 43: 352-358. DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2017.01.001


Publications in Review

Futia, M.H., Baker, J.B., Marcy-Quay, B., Blaker, P., and Marsden, J.E. In Review. Assessment of Differences in Performance of Two Lake Trout Stocking Strategies in Lake Champlain Using Lipid Analysis. Target Journal: Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Futia, M.H., Clark, C., Suffridge, C.P., St. John, G., Marsden, J.E., and Rinchard, J. In Review. Thiamine availability and acquisition differ between natural and controlled environments. Target Journal: Scientific Reports

Futia, M.H., Funnell, T.R., He, J., Marsden, J.E., and Binder, T.R. In Review. Lake trout colonization of artificial reefs: who’s interested, and how long does it take? Target Journal: Journal of Great Lakes Research.


Non-reviewed Publications

Rinchard, J., Futia, M., Marsden, E., Sanudo-Wilhelmy, S. 2021. Quantification of thiamin in natural fresh water. Final report – Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

Futia, M. 2020. Vitamin deficiency limits salmon and trout offspring survival. Great Lakes Connection (International Joint Commission newsletter). October issue.

Rinchard, J. and Futia, M. 2017. Assessing causes and impacts of thiamine deficiency in salmonid fish from Lake Ontario. Final report (17 p.) – Great Lakes Protection Funds.

Creque, S., Czesny, S., Rinchard, J., and Futia, M. 2015. Growth and survival rate of nearshore fishes in Lake Michigan, 2013. INHS Technical Report 2015 (48) – Division of Fisheries, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Grant/Contract No Federal Aid Project F-138 R-17).