Multi tool use

What statistic method to use in multivariate abundance data with random effects?

I am working with multivariate data with random effects.
My hypothesis is this: D has an effect on A1 and A2, where A1 and A2 are binary data, and D is a continuous variable.
I also have a random effect, R, that is a factor variable.

D

A1

A2

A1

A2

D

R

So my model would be something like this: A1andA2~D, random=1=~1|R

A1andA2~D, random=1=~1|R

I tried to use the function manyglm in mvabund package, but it can not deal with random effects. Or I can use lme4, but it can not deal with multivariate data.

manyglm

mvabund

lme4

I can convert my multivariate data to a 4 level factor variable, but I didn't find any method to use not binary but factor data as a response variable. I also can convert the continuous D into factor variable.

D

Do you have any advice about what to use in that situation?

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