“…Indeed, with only one exception, desert heteromyids are primarily granivorous, although their diets can reflect seasonal availability of insects and green vegetation (Alcoze and Zimmerman, 1971;Best and Hoditschek, 1982;Bradley and Mauer, 1971;Brand, 1975;Chapman, 1972;Chew and Chew, 1970;Dunham, 1968;Flake, 1973;Hawbecker, 1940: Holdenreid, 1957Kritzman, 1974;LaTourette, 1971;M'Closkey, 1980;Meserve, 1976;O'Connell, 1979;Reichman, , 1978Reynolds, , 1960Schreiber, 1978;Shaw, 1934;Smigel and Rosenzweig, 1974;Smith, 1942;Soholt, , 1977Stamp and Ohmart, 1978;Tappe, 1941;Vorhies and Taylor, 1922). In keeping with their small gape, the seeds used by desert heteromyids tend to be small (less than 3 mm in length and less than 25 mg) and primarily from grasses or forbs Reichman, , 1976Reichman, , 1978.…”