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Demes

territorial districts in ancient Attica. The reform of Cleisthenes in 509 B.C. put the number of demes at 100. In the fifth century B.C. there were more than 150 demes, and in the third century B.C. there were 174. Demes had self-rule and elected their leader—the demarch. The people of ancient Attica used the deme as the basic unit in compiling lists of citizens, lists of property of the members of the demes, the recruitment of troops, and the selection of the Athenian boule and heliaia (a court). The example of Athens led to the creation of demes in other cities of ancient Greece (for example, in the fifth century B.C. on the islands of Cos and Rhodes).

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Exploring the nature of genotype-by-environment interactions and the presence of environmental effects for traits of interest will provide a more complete picture on the potential for genetic differentiation between demes in differing environments.

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Forbig and Demes' detailed ethnographic analysis of the political transformation of post--communist Central and Eastern Europe is presented in their 2007 work, 'Reclaiming Democracy- Civil Society and Electoral Change in Central and Eastern Europe.' The authors dedicate themselves to providing a detailed account and analysis of civil society's role in bringing about democratic change in Georgia, Serbia the Ukraine and Slovakia since the early 1990's.

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To show that the results of the model are also relevant in the context of a structured population, we then present a simple metapopulation model in which local demes are connected by migration.

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In his last play, The Demes, written just after the disastrous Athenian expedition led by Alcibiades to Sicily during the Peloponnesian War (412 BC), he addressed himself with patriotic fervor to the problem of how the fortunes of Athens were to be restored.

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