Data for: Eco-evolutionary experience and behavioural innovation

This dataset contains documented cases of behavioural change of native species in response to non-native species. We provide information on the source publication, the extend of the behavioural change of the native species (rate change, object change, technical change) and the population trend after the onset of the interaction. Furthermore, we estimated the eco-evolutionary experience the native species has with the non-native species by assessing if it is from a new ecological guild or shows traits unknown to the native species.

Methods
The non-native species were classified by the eco-evolutionary experience the native species has with it before the onset of the interaction. This was done by classifying the non-native species as coming from a new guild, showing a new (functional) trait or not. A functional trait is a trait that comes into play in the native- non-native species interaction. Every change in behaviour was classified as a rate change, object- or technical innovation. Classifications were performed by two authors of the corresponding manuscript separately (AAM and MSN) and the consensus values are given.