The narrower and more tubular shape of Delphinium nudicaule flowers, which mature at an earlier stage of development than Delphinium decorum flowers, is the product of ____.
A) allometric growth
B) exaptation
C) paedomorphosis
D) disjunct vicariance
E) continuous vicariance

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Paedomorphosis is the retention of juvenile features in the adult organism, which explains the earlier maturation and tubular shape of Delphinium nudicaule flowers compared to Delphinium decorum.

The Narrower and More Tubular Shape of Delphinium Nudicaule Flowers