diff --git a/eo/src/eoMGGReplacement.h b/eo/src/eoMGGReplacement.h
index 89adff14..c436f4ce 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoMGGReplacement.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoMGGReplacement.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 	throw std::runtime_error("Not enough parents killed in eoMGGReplacement");
 
       // select best offspring
-      eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = _offspring.it_best_element();
+      typename eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = _offspring.it_best_element();
       // add to parents
       _parents.push_back(*it);
       // remove from offspring
diff --git a/eo/src/eoReduceSplit.h b/eo/src/eoReduceSplit.h
index fcc4cc7e..79a4637a 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoReduceSplit.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoReduceSplit.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
     _eliminated.reserve(_eliminated.size()+eliminated); //in case not empty?
     for (unsigned i=0; i<eliminated; i++)
       {
-	eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = _newgen.it_worse_element();
+	typename eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = _newgen.it_worse_element();
 	if (returnEliminated)
 	  _eliminated.push_back(*it);
 	_newgen.erase(it);	    
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public:
     for (unsigned i=0; i<eliminated; i++)
       {
 	unsigned loser=random(_newgen.size());
-	eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = _newgen.begin()+loser;
+	typename eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = _newgen.begin()+loser;
 	if (returnEliminated)
 	  _eliminated.push_back(*it);
 	_newgen.erase(it);	    
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public:
     _eliminated.reserve(_eliminated.size()+eliminated); //in case not empty?
     for (unsigned i=0; i<eliminated; i++)
       {
-	eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = inverse_deterministic_tournament(_newgen.begin(), _newgen.end(), t_size);
+	typename eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = inverse_deterministic_tournament(_newgen.begin(), _newgen.end(), t_size);
 	if (returnEliminated)
 	  _eliminated.push_back(*it);
 	_newgen.erase(it);
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public:
     _eliminated.reserve(_eliminated.size()+eliminated); //in case not empty?
     for (unsigned i=0; i<_eliminated.size(); i++)
       {
-	eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = inverse_stochastic_tournament(_newgen.begin(), _newgen.end(), t_rate);
+	typename eoPop<EOT>::iterator it = inverse_stochastic_tournament(_newgen.begin(), _newgen.end(), t_rate);
 	if (returnEliminated)
 	  _eliminated.push_back(*it);
 	_newgen.erase(it);