diff --git a/eo/test/Makefile.am b/eo/test/Makefile.am
index 3efec4a1..d69a6082 100644
--- a/eo/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/eo/test/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ LDADDS = $(top_builddir)/src/libeo.a $(top_builddir)/src/utils/libeoutils.a
 
 ###############################################################################
 
-noinst_PROGRAMS = t-eofitness t-eobin t-eoStateAndParser t-eoCheckpointing t-eoExternalEO t-eoESFull t-eoSymreg t-eo t-eoReplacement
+noinst_PROGRAMS = t-eofitness t-eobin t-eoStateAndParser t-eoCheckpointing t-eoExternalEO t-eoESFull t-eoSymreg t-eo t-eoReplacement t-eoSelect
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ t_eoReplacement_LDADD = $(LDADDS)
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+t_eoSelect_SOURCES = t-eoSelect.cpp
+t_eoSelect_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS) 
+t_eoSelect_LDFLAGS = -lm 
+t_eoSelect_LDADD = $(LDADDS) 
+
+###############################################################################
+
 t_eoExternalEO_SOURCES = t-eoExternalEO.cpp
 t_eoExternalEO_DEPENDENCIES = $(DEPS) 
 t_eoExternalEO_LDFLAGS = -lm 
diff --git a/eo/test/t-eoSelect.cpp b/eo/test/t-eoSelect.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0bdcbbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eo/test/t-eoSelect.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// to avoid long name warnings
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(disable:4786)
+#endif
+
+#include <stdexcept>  // runtime_error 
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// tt.cpp: 
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+// general
+#include <eo>
+#include <eoDetSelect.h>
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+struct Dummy : public EO<double>
+{
+    typedef double Type;
+  void printOn(ostream & _os) const
+  {
+      _os << " - ";
+      EO<double>::printOn(_os);
+  }
+};
+
+
+struct eoDummyPop : public eoPop<Dummy>
+{
+public :
+    eoDummyPop(int s=0) { resize(s); }
+};
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+int the_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{ 
+  eoParser parser(argc, argv);
+  eoValueParam<unsigned int> parentSizeParam = parser.createParam<unsigned int>(10, "parentSize", "Parent size",'P');
+    unsigned int pSize = parentSizeParam.value();
+
+  eoValueParam<double> offsrpringRateParam = parser.createParam<double>(1.0, "offsrpringRate", "Offsrpring rate",'O');
+    double oRate = offsrpringRateParam.value();
+
+  eoValueParam<bool> interpretAsRateParam = parser.createParam<bool>(true, "interpretAsRate", "interpret rate as Rate (False = as Number)",'b');
+    bool interpretAsRate = interpretAsRateParam.value();
+
+eoValueParam<unsigned int> tournamentSizeParam = parser.createParam<unsigned int>(2, "tournamentSize", "Deterministic tournament size",'T');
+    unsigned int tSize = tournamentSizeParam.value();
+
+  eoValueParam<double> tournamentRateParam = parser.createParam<double>(0.75, "tournamentRate", "Stochastic tournament rate",'R');
+    double tRate = tournamentRateParam.value();
+
+    if (parser.userNeedsHelp())
+      {
+        parser.printHelp(cout);
+        exit(1);
+      }
+
+    unsigned i;
+
+    cout << "Testing the Selections\nParents size = " << pSize 
+	 << ", offspring rate = " << oRate << 
+      "interpreted as " << (interpretAsRate ? "Rate" : "Number") << endl;
+
+    rng.reseed(42);
+
+
+    eoDummyPop parents(pSize);
+    eoDummyPop offspring(0);
+
+    // initialize so we can recognize them later!
+    for (i=0; i<pSize; i++)
+      parents[i].fitness(i);
+
+cout << "Initial parents (odd)\n" << parents << endl;
+
+// the selection procedures under test
+    eoDetSelect<Dummy> detSelect(oRate, interpretAsRate);
+
+    // here we go
+    // Deterministic
+    cout << "eoDetSelect\n";
+    cout << "===========\n";
+    detSelect(parents, offspring);
+cout << "Selected offsprings (origonally all even\n" << offspring << endl;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        the_main(argc, argv);
+    }
+    catch(exception& e)
+    {
+        cout << "Exception: " << e.what() << endl;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}