50/500 rule and minimum viable populations: response to Jamieson and Allendorf.

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia 2 Environment Institute and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia 3 South Australian Research and Development Institute, PO Box 120, Henley Beach, SA 5022, Australia 4 Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK 5 Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia Letters