caption doctoral_advisor thesis_year death_date death_place children birth_place thesis_title nationality fields workplaces birth_date known_for spouse image article_title alma_mater
hugh became a fellow of selwyn college . bamford cott , probably in 1945 when he john graham kerr 1938 18 april 1987 stoke abbott , dorset ruth ashby magna , leicestershire the the anura problem of adaptive coloration with special reference to english zoology selwyn college 06 july 1900 camouflage , countershading joyce radford hugh_bamford_cott . jpg hugh b. cott
 selwyn college ; university of glasgow
hugh b. cott

hugh bamford cott , -lrb- 6 july 1900 -- 18 april 1987 -rrb- , was a british zoologist , an authority on both natural and military camouflage , and a scientific illustrator and photographer .
many of his field studies took place in africa , where he was especially interested in the nile crocodile , the evolution of pattern and colour in animals .
during the second world war , cott worked as a camouflage expert for the british army and helped to influence war office policy on camouflage .
his book `` adaptive coloration in animals '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- , popular among serving soldiers , was the major textbook on camouflage in zoology of the twentieth century .
after the war , he became a fellow of selwyn college , cambridge .
as a fellow of the zoological society of london , he undertook expeditions to africa and the amazon to collect specimens , mainly reptiles and amphibians .
