▁t actic ▁may ▁be ▁fav ored . ▁There ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁dominant ▁m ating ▁t actic ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁males . ▁There ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁alternative ▁m ating ▁phen ot ypes ▁that ▁are ▁employed ▁in ▁different ▁conditions ▁that ▁favor ▁an ▁alternative ▁t actic ▁ ▁Sat ell ites ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁Sat ellite ▁males ▁are ▁males ▁that ▁will ▁locate ▁themselves ▁near ▁another ▁male ▁making ▁a ▁call ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁intercept ▁the ▁mate ▁that ▁the ▁calling ▁male ▁attract s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cop ulate . ▁In ▁a ▁study ▁exam ining ▁satellite ▁males ▁among ▁green ▁tree ▁fro gs ▁the ▁fro gs ▁were ▁shown ▁to ▁switch ▁between ▁sat ell ites ▁and ▁caller ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁conditions ▁around ▁them . ▁In ▁a ▁high ▁call ▁density , ▁more ▁call ers ▁would ▁switch ▁to ▁satellite ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁calls ▁being ▁produced ▁but ▁if ▁call ▁density ▁decre ased ▁sat ell ites ▁would ▁switch ▁to ▁calling . ▁ ▁S ne akers ▁ ▁The ▁bl u eg ill ▁sun fish ▁is ▁a ▁striking ▁example ▁of ▁using ▁an ▁alternative ▁m ating ▁t actic ▁in ▁conditions ▁were ▁the ▁smaller ▁males ▁are ▁not ▁fav ored ▁by ▁the ▁direct ▁method . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁method ▁in ▁this ▁species ▁dependent ▁on ▁typical ▁sexual ▁signal ing ▁such ▁as ▁size ▁and ▁color ing ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁‘ Parent als ’ . ▁However , ▁another ▁method ▁used ▁by ▁some ▁less ▁tradition ally ▁favor able ▁males ▁of ▁the ▁species ▁is ▁to ▁dis gu ise ▁themselves ▁as ▁the ▁female ▁of