The following sites presented on this page are related to evolutionary systems, evolutionary algorithms, artificial life, Lindenmayer systems, fractals, biological morphogenesis and plant modeling.
The following lecture notes about Evolutionary Systems and Artificial Life (1995, updated 1996) by L. M. Rocha might serve as a very good starting point to get to know about living organisms and how to simulate part of their abilities in the context of artificial life. The lecture discusses a broad range of topics:
For more documents, software, and further links to ALife related sites, see Artifical Life Online from the Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico, USA.