Ross Langston, Zoology Instructor

Contact Information

Department of Natural Sciences
Hale ‘Imiloa, Room 119
Windward Community College
45-720 Kea‘ahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744

Phone: (808) 236-9119

Fax: (808) 247-5362

Email: langston@hawaii.edu

Office Hours - Fall, 2009

Monday: 9:15am to 10:15am, 4:15pm to 5:15pm
Tuesday: none
Wednesday: 9:15am to 10:15am, 12:15pm to 1:15pm
Thursday: none
Friday: 9:15am to 10:15am, 12:15p to 1:15pm
Or by appointment

Class Schedule - Fall, 2009

• ANSC 142 - Anat & Phys of Domestc Animals (3)
                  MWF, 10:30am to 11:20am, IMILOA 133, CRN 62323 - view syllabus
• ANSC 142L - Anat of Domestic Animals Lab (1)
                  F, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, IMILOA 103, CRN 62324
• OCN 101 - Intro to Marine Option Program (1)
                  M, 12:30pm to 1:20pm, IMILOA 117, CRN 62092
• ZOOL 141 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I (3)
                  MW, 5:30pm to 6:45pm, IMILOA 123, CRN 62125 - view syllabus
• ZOOL 141L - Human Anatomy & Phys Lab I (1)
                  W, 1:30pm to 4:15pm, IMILOA 103, CRN 62126 - view syllabus
• ZOOL 141L - Human Anatomy & Phys Lab I (1)
                  MW, 7:15pm to 8:30pm, IMILOA 103, CRN 62177 - view syllabus

Courses Taught

• ANSC 142 - Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals
• ANSC 142L - Anatomy of Domestic Animals Lab
• BIOL 100 - Human Biology
• BIOL 100L - Human Biology Lab
• OCN 101 - Introduction to Marine Option Program
• ZOOL 141 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• ZOOL 141L - Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab I
• ZOOL 142 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• ZOOL 142L - Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab II

On-Campus Activities

• Developing a Certificate of Achievement in Veterinary Assisting

Education

• College of Charleston Marine Biology B.S., 1997
• University of Hawaii Zoology Ph.D., 2004

Research Interests

• Life history and ecology of coral reef fishes

Some Publications

• Langston, R.C., K. Peyton, H. Spalding, A. Fukunaga, and D. PENCE. 2006. Preliminary information on the fish fauna associated with deep-water seagrass and macroalgal meadows in Hawaii. Research Poster. Annual Meetings of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, LA.
• Longenecker, K. and R.C. Langston. 2006 Life History Characteristics of a Small Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus rubrimacula (Percoidei: Apogonidae), from Koro, Fiji. Pacific Science.
• Longenecker, K. and R.C. Langston. 2005 Life history of the Hawaiian Blackhead Triplefin, Enneapterygius atriceps (Blennioidei, Tripterygiidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 73: 243–251. Randall, J.E., R.C. Langston, and M. Severns. 2006. First record of the labrid fish Cymolutes praetextatus from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science. 60(4):549-553.
• Langston, R.C. 2004. Gonad morphology and sex change in sandburrowers (Teleostei: Creediidae). Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Hawaii at Manoa. 138 pp.
• Greenfield, D.W., R.C. Langston, and J.E. Randall. 2005. Two new cardinalfishes of the Indo-Pacific genus Zoramia (Apogonidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences. 56(33):625-637.

Professional Activities

• Member of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society

Favorite Food

• ribs & grits
• sausage and green olives pizza

Favorite Movies

• The Big Lebowski
• Lonesome Dove
• Snakes on a Plane

Favorite Books

• Kitchen Confidential
• A Long Way Down
• The Memory of Running

Most Interesting Job

Worked as a kiddie train driver at the Louisville Zoo