"Maternal behavior" refers to the actions and attitudes shown by a mother, particularly towards her children. It includes behaviors like nurturing, caring, protecting, and providing for their needs. Full definition
Different effects were seen in maternal behaviors of the exposed daughters. (sciencedaily.com)
«Maybe it's suppressed in the beginning, and then later it kicks in and promotes maternal behavior,» he says. (scientificamerican.com)
Video cameras captured mother - pup interactions, allowing the scientists to link specific maternal behaviors to certain sorts of brain activity. (sciencenews.org)