I *think* the syntax for the model Federico wants is this: lmer(y~selection*males+ (selection|month) + (males|month))
My lme syntax is a bit rusty, so I'm not confident how to recode with nested random effects, as in P&B p24. Two quick points: 1. I think Federico has caused some confusion on account of the way he used the term 'crossing'2. Whilst interesting reading, some of the content of this thread does not conform to the list's rules and regs. Best wishes, Nick [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.