The biochemical relationships between plants, animals, and their environment are described in a didactically skillful and illustrative manner. The book is easily understandable for readers with limited knowledge of biochemistry. Contents include: plants and biochemical adaptation to the environment, biochemistry of plant pollination, plant toxins and their effects on animals, hormonal relationships between plants and animals, food preferences, plant defense mechanisms and animal responses (coevolution), pheromones: biochemical communication between animals, biochemical interactions between plants.