Equimatchable factor-critical graphs

A simple graph G(X, E) is factor-critical if the induced subgraph 〈X – x〉 admits a perfect matching for every vertex x of G. It is equimatchable if every maximal matching of G is maximum. The equimatchable non-factor-critical graphs have been studied by Lesk, Plummer, and Pulleyblank. In this paper, we study the equimatchable factor-critical graphs; in particular we show that if such a graph is two-connected, it is hamiltonian.