diff --git a/eo/src/eoCounter.h b/eo/src/eoCounter.h
index ea82d324..e9b161c3 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoCounter.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoCounter.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class eoProcedureCounter : public Procedure, public eoValueParam<unsigned long>
     public:
 
         eoProcedureCounter(Procedure& _proc, std::string _name = "proc_counter") 
-            : proc(_proc), eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name) {}
+            : eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name), proc(_proc) {}
 
         /** Calls the embedded function and increments the counter
         
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class eoUnaryFunctorCounter : public UnaryFunctor, public eoValueParam<unsigned
 {
     public:
         eoUnaryFunctorCounter(UnaryFunctor& _func, std::string _name = "uf_counter") 
-            : func(_func), eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name) {}
+            : eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name), func(_func) {}
         
         /** Calls the embedded function and increments the counter
         
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class eoBinaryFunctorCounter : public BinaryFunctor, public eoValueParam<unsigne
 {
     public:
         eoBinaryFunctorCounter(BinaryFunctor& _func, std::string _name = "proc_counter") 
-            : func(_func), eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name) {}
+            : eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name), func(_func) {}
 
         /** Calls the embedded function and increments the counter
         
diff --git a/eo/src/eoEvalFunc.h b/eo/src/eoEvalFunc.h
index 41dae963..0dde11e1 100644
--- a/eo/src/eoEvalFunc.h
+++ b/eo/src/eoEvalFunc.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ template<class EOT> class eoEvalFuncCounter : public eoEvalFunc<EOT>, public eoV
 {
     public :
         eoEvalFuncCounter(eoEvalFunc<EOT>& _func, std::string _name = "eval_counter") 
-            : func(_func), eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name) {}
+            : eoValueParam<unsigned long>(0, _name), func(_func) {}
 
         void operator()(EOT& _eo)
         {
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoFileMonitor.h b/eo/src/utils/eoFileMonitor.h
index 99b4e7fa..3bc4239e 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoFileMonitor.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoFileMonitor.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public :
     virtual void printHeader(std::ostream& os);
 
 private :
-    std::string delim;
     std::string filename;
+    std::string delim;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoStat.h b/eo/src/utils/eoStat.h
index 845fad8a..a78a5eea 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoStat.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoStat.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class eoNthElementFitnessStat : public eoStat<EOT, typename EOT::Fitness >
 public :
     typedef typename EOT::Fitness Fitness;
 
-    eoNthElementFitnessStat(int _which, std::string _description = "nth element fitness") : which(_which), eoStat<EOT, Fitness>(Fitness(), _description) {}
+    eoNthElementFitnessStat(int _which, std::string _description = "nth element fitness") : eoStat<EOT, Fitness>(Fitness(), _description), which(_which) {}
 
     virtual void operator()(const eoPop<EOT>& _pop)
     {